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Kier’s Glasgow prison masterplan submitted for planning

A masterplan for a brand new jail in Glasgow, designed by Kier, has been submitted for planning.

Earlier this yr, the Scottish Jail Service awarded Kier the preconstruction providers contract to ship HMP Glasgow, which is ready to exchange the nineteenth century HMP Barlinnie.

The submission of the masterplan for the 1,200-inmate facility follows an approval in precept for the scheme made by Glasgow Metropolis Council in 2020.

Kier Development group managing director Stuart Togwell mentioned: “Reaching this essential milestone has been a workforce effort and Kier has been capable of contribute its in depth expertise from the broader custodial sector, whereas collaborating carefully with the Scottish Jail Service and different companions, to develop an answer which is able to ship constructive outcomes for all stakeholders at this important facility, in addition to the broader group.”

The masterplan sees various adjustments to the preliminary designs, together with the development of 5 smaller houseblocks relatively than the originally-planned three.

This may enable every of the houseblocks to comprise 20 relatively than 30 cells in an try to create a “family” relatively than a “super-wing” strategy.

The jail will make use of recent strategies of development, warmth pumps, passive air flow and sensible applied sciences, in accordance with a press release from the scheme promoters.

Michael Stoney, governor of HMP Barlinnie main on HMP Glasgow, mentioned the jail plans symbolize a “daring imaginative and prescient which is able to present the utmost doable profit to those that stay and work there, and our surrounding communities”.

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