This is the history for the submission "Motion by Councillor Angus Millar:- "Council welcomes recent progress in the revitalisation of the city centre and considers that a corner is being turned in the city centre's recovery. Council welcomes significant private investment being delivered across sectors, as well as major public investment in the ongoing transformation of city centre streets through the Council's delivery of the £123million Avenues programme. Council recognises that this progress is being delivered against a continuing challenging backdrop, and reaffirms its commitment to the delivery of the City Centre Strategy in partnership with key stakeholders to redouble collective efforts in supporting city centre regeneration. Council notes continuing growth in the city centre retail sector, which is performing more strongly than previously predicted despite significant structural change which has been accelerated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Council notes that while there has been a period of consolidation of in-person retail floor space across city centres, Glasgow remains the UK's largest retail centre outside London. Council welcomes data showing a 9.4% year-on-year city centre retail sales growth to August, with growth outstripping comparator cities such as Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester, as well as the UK overall which recorded a 4.8% decrease. Council further highlights the performance of the fashion and food & drink sectors over this period, with increases of 10.5% and 18.2% respectively, against UK trends for these sectors of decreases of 4.6% and 2.2% respectively. Council further welcomes retailers' significant investment in Glasgow, with the recent opening of new stores such as Uniqlo and the major planned investment in reconfiguring Buchanan Galleries, and notes that the city's key shopping precinct at Buchanan Street has a vacancy level of almost zero. Council notes that considerable further progress is required at Sauchiehall and Argyle Streets which have been particularly impacted by retailers' consolidation of branches and floor space, and notes that the Council's Development Team is actively engaging building and land- owners to find solutions to rejuvenate these streets. Council welcomes the ongoing transformation of city centre streets through the delivery of the Avenues programme and considers that this investment is an essential element in creating a modern, more attractive city centre for residents, businesses, visitors and investors. Council notes the development of Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District a bold 10-year plan to renew Sauchiehall Street, with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund UK-wide Heritage Places programme. Council also Sauchiehall Street has a rich cultural heritage, and these transformative plans are a major milestone in our city's efforts to deliver positive economic and social change in this historic area to ensure that culture and heritage organisations, businesses, residents and visitors alike will benefit for years to come. Council notes the recent completion of Avenues at Holland Street/Pitt Street, Sauchiehall Street and Cambridge Street, and notes that delivery is ongoing in seven projects. Council highlights that construction work is due to begin in 2026 across various Avenues including Argyle Street East and Stockwell Street, and looks forward to the planned reopening of a transformed George Square next year. Council notes that Glasgow welcomed 4.72 million overnight visitors in 2024, an over 20% increase on the previous year, according to the latest Scottish Tourism Economic Impact Model (STEAM) figures. Locally, the tourism sector supported more than 37,000 full[1]time equivalent jobs in 2024, with total direct visitor expenditure, including day visitors, reached £2.39 billion, up 1.9% from 2023 and more than 50% higher than 2022. Council notes the recent launch of the Get You In Town campaign, aimed at encouraging more people into the city centre for leisure, and further welcomes the establishment of a new Destination Marketing and Management Organisation, which will pull together expertise from across inward investment, marketing, tourism and conference sector teams to help continue to attract people to Glasgow and our city centre. Council welcomes the ongoing work of its cleansing teams to respond to challenges in the city centre and create a cleaner, more attractive experience for residents, businesses and visitors. Council recalls its £7million investment in cleansing and neighbourhood services the 2025/26 Budget, with new operatives in areas such as cleansing night shift and commercial waste enforcement already deployed and making a difference in the city centre. Council notes that the additional investment included within the adopted Council Budget far exceeds that proposed within the alternative Opposition Budget presented. Council notes that Glasgow is currently on track to meet its city centre residential population target of 40,000 by 2035, with the city centre population growing by a third between 2011 (with a population of 21,185) and 2022 (with a population of 28,341). Council reaffirms the importance of the property repurposing agenda, and welcomes the ongoing delivery of various conversion projects for residential accommodation within the city centre. Council however notes the ongoing challenges associated with property repurposing, and reiterates its calls for the UK Government to remove VAT on building conversion projects which disincentivise conversion as opposed to VAT-free new-build development. In support of continued progress in the regeneration of the city centre, Council therefore resolves to: - Continue to engage with partners across the public and private sectors to coordinate action and delivery across the City Centre Strategy. - Support the further roll-out of the Get You In Town campaign to continue to attract more people to the city centre. - Implement appropriate engagement and communications plans around the delivery of the Avenues to ensure that both the purpose of the works and any construction-related alternative arrangements are well communicated to the public. - Explore opportunities to better promote and facilitate residential repurposing in the city centre within the forthcoming development of a new City Development Plan. - Continue to bring regular reports to the relevant committee to update on delivery and progress within the city centre."".

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