Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow : Information + Images

Address: Buchanan St, Glasgow Contact: 0141 333 9898 News Update 2008 Scottish Government approve £400m extension Nov 2008 photographs © Adrian Welch Buchanan Galleries Approved - Nov 2007: Planning approval for Buchanan Galleries 65,030sqm expansion Planning consent subject to approval by Scottish Executive The Buchanan Galleries shopping centre by Jenkins & Marr Glasgow is the largest city centre development in Scotland. It opened in 1998 at the north end of Buchanan Street, adjacent to Queen Street Station and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. buchanan galleries: image © adrian welch The architecture is restrained and in a suitably civic large order. It uses a similar sandstone palette and orthogonal articulation to the adjacent Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The Galleries area of 600,000 sqft is set to increase following an announcement in April 2004 by the Buchanan Galleries owners - Slough Estates - for doubling of size. Buchanan Galleries east of Buchanan Street includes around 80 shops: John Lewis, Habitat, Next, Boots and Hennes. John Lewis and Habitat include cafes. The Buchanan Galleries car park has 4,500 spaces. nearest metro: Buchanan Street Buchanan Galleries - opening times: Please check with the Shopping Mall: Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat: 9am-6pm Thu: 9am-8pm Sun:11am-5pm Buchanan Galleries store - John Lewis Glasgow John Lewis Store - photo © adrian welch Buchanan Galleries Expansion Major extension of Buchanan Galleries planned, to complete by 2010, incl. redevelopment of Buchanan bus station Buchanan Galleries Atrium building – proposal 2007- BDP Buchanan Galleries Expansion - Consultation Joint owners Land Securities and Henderson Global Investors have launched a large public consultation exercise with a brief exhibition in the Galleries and feedback forms. As reported on this site previously an application for outline planning consent is due soon. Reported budget is £100m. Air-rights extension east over the railway and utilisation of the current car parking space will underpin the expansion. The existing car park is due to be removed and 'replaced' above Buchanan Bus Station. 230207