{"id":1976,"date":"2026-08-22T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T10:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2026-08-22T10:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T10:40:49","slug":"protect-linn-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/22\/protect-linn-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Linn Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protect Linn Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Glasgow City Council wants to allow housebuilding on the Linn Park golf course <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This site is Green Belt. Building on Green Belt should be a last resort \u2014 used only when every other option has been exhausted. The Council has other options &#8211; Glasgow only needs to build around <strong>20,000<\/strong> homes. This plan proposes land for 30,000 homes. <strong>Linn Park isn&#8217;t needed to meet the Council&#8217;s target.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Linn Park matters<\/strong>. For generations it&#8217;s been used and loved by local people \u2014 walking, running, golf, dog walking, and simply enjoying green space close to home. Once it&#8217;s built on, it&#8217;s gone for ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Object<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The consultation is open now \u2014 you have until 18 November to object.<\/strong> <br>Object on the Council&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/glasgow.gov.uk\/9643\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/glasgow.gov.uk\/9643\">consultation page<\/a>. The Council&#8217;s information is spread across several documents on their <a href=\"https:\/\/cdp2-glasgowgis.hub.arcgis.com\">information hub<\/a>, which can be hard to navigate \u2014 our <a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260821-ReasonsToObject.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260821-ReasonsToObject.pdf\">briefing note<\/a> shows the key points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You make a separate representation for each site. The site references are <strong>CfS240538 (<\/strong>the Golf Couse<strong>), CfS250036 <\/strong> (clubhouse <strong>),  CfS250037<\/strong> (Car Park). They also plan to remove land from the park for the cemetery this is <strong>Policy 16<\/strong>. These pages show you how to object for each site\/policy: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GolfCourse.jpeg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GolfCourse.jpeg\">CfS240538 <\/a>, <\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pavillion.jpeg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pavillion.jpeg\">CfS250036 <\/a><\/strong>,  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CarPark.jpeg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CarPark.jpeg\">CfS250037<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pavillion.jpeg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/friendsoflinnpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pavillion.jpeg\">Policy 16<\/a><\/strong>. For the sites,  you are asking for the sites to be deleted from the plan , and for the cemetery expansion, ask for deletion of the reference to Linn Park Cemetery expansion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Give your reasons \u2014 in your own words. Here are some examples :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is Green Belt land, and building on Green Belt should always be a last resort<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Council&#8217;s plan already proposes far more land for housing than Glasgow actually needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This site is used every day \u2014 for walking, running, golf, dog-walking, and enjoying green space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once this land is built on, it&#8217;s gone permanently \u2014 there&#8217;s no getting it back. It&#8217;s the thin end of the wedge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add anything personal: how long you&#8217;ve used the park, a specific memory, why it matters to you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join the campaign<\/strong><br>We&#8217;re a group of local residents working to protect Linn Park \u2014 join us at 11 a.m.on Tuesdays and Staurdays at the White Bridge and the Clubhouse.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protect Linn Park Glasgow City Council wants to allow housebuilding on the Linn Park golf course This site is Green Belt. Building on Green Belt should be a last resort \u2014 used only when every other option has been exhausted. The Council has other options &#8211; Glasgow only needs to build around 20,000 homes. 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