Basic Site Details

Name: Glasgow Overspill
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Country: Scotland
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Notes: various sites both within and without Glasgow, including new towns

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Urban planning  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21961 Scheme acceptedexpansion agreements already made with various towns for building 15,000 houses
Item 2 of 21961 Build/construction3 new towns (East Kilbride, Glenrothes and Cumbernauld) underway; fourth (Livingston) to start in 1963

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 4Cumbernauld New Town, preliminary planning proposals (Glasgow Overspill) 
Item 2 of 4East Kilbride New Town (Glasgow Overspill) 
Item 3 of 4Glenrothes Development Plan (Glasgow overspill) 
Item 4 of 4Livingston New Town (Glasgow Overspill)Industrialised housing on Jespersen system.

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder29 December 1961  'The Week in Parliament: Arrangements for Glasgow Overspill' p1234