Retro News 1989: Green for go at Callendar Square

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Feb 2020, 17:02 GMT
Aerial view of Falkirk taken in the mid 1960s, for Ian Scott Column, June 12, 2014.Aerial view of Falkirk taken in the mid 1960s, for Ian Scott Column, June 12, 2014.
Aerial view of Falkirk taken in the mid 1960s, for Ian Scott Column, June 12, 2014. | Other 3rd Party
Planning permission for the multi-million pound revitalisation of Callendar Riggs is expected to be sought this month.

An application from developers Guinea Properties should be before Falkirk District Council in the next week or two.

To fit in with the development – and other major projects in the town – Central Regional Council is thought to be considering extending the pedestrian area into Callendar Riggs and providing an alternative road, possibly by Bellsmeadow.

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A multi-storey car park with 500 spaces is part of the shopping centre plan.

The regional council has confirmed that a satisfactory ground lease and development agreement was concluded with Guinea Properties on the deadline date – February 18.

Chairman of the Callendar Riggs shopping centre special committee, Councillor Raymond Montgomery, expressed his delight.

‘‘I’m very pleased our efforts have allowed a legal agreement to be concluded which binds Guinea Properties to carry out their ambitious proposals for a new-look centre,’’ he said.

Related topics:Planning permission

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