Silverburn Centre

Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Silverburn
location = Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
coordinates = coord|55.822249|-4.339428|display=inline,title
opening_date = 25th Oct 2007 (Some stores later)/ Restaurant Complex March 2008. Tesco store opened in July 2006.
developer = Retail Property Holding Ltd
number_of_stores = 109
number_of_anchors = 4
floor_area = convert|1500000|sqft|m2|-5|abbr=on
floors = Single Floored Mall. Certain Stores are two story.
parking = 10000 approx.
website = [http://www.silverburn.com]

Silverburn is a new 'out of town' shopping centre located on Barrhead Road in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland. The development replaces the 75 acre (214,000 sq ft) Pollok centre with a brand new convert|1500000|sqft|m2|-5|sing=on shopping centre, anchored by Tesco, Next, Marks & Spencer and Debenhams.

The completed Silverburn opened for the first time on Thursday 25 October 2007, although Scotland's largest Tesco Extra opened on July 10th 2006 at the site, replacing the Tesco store in the old Pollok Centre. The Centre houses 95 shopping units and 14 restaurants and cafes, although not all of these units have opened for trading yet.

Developed by Retail Property Holdings Ltd (RPH), it is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK.

The Centre is Glasgow's fifth out of town shopping centre, following Braehead Shopping Centre, Glasgow Fort and Parkhead Forge as well as East Kilbride shopping centre. Catering for a target population from across Scotland, the Centre will arguably benefit Ayrshire, especially with the completion of the M77 to Kilmarnock. The developers have aimed to attract wealthy shoppers from affluent suburbs such as Newton Mearns, as well as the towns and villages in Ayrshire.

It is unusual for large out of town shopping centres to open in the UK, as the country's planning laws aim to protect existing town centres [http://www.ice.org.uk/downloads//BS-PPG06%20-%20Town%20Centres%20and%20Retail%20Developments.pdf] , and there is some concern about the impact that the Silverburn Centre will have on existing centres especially Braehead and market towns such as Kilmarnock. [http://www.caci.co.uk/index.asp?url=press-060515.htm]

Despite these concerns, the impact on Glasgow city centre is expected to be limited and there are significant expansion plans for the city centre's two largest retail malls the St Enoch Centre & Buchanan Galleries. Silverburn is speculated to be an attempt by Glasgow City Council to regain the money which was lost in business tax after the ruling that Braehead Shopping centre was in the Renfrewshire Council area, contrary to an agreement between the two councils to share the development.

Opening Hours

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The normal opening hours for the Silverburn Centre were as follows:† Tesco also has a Petrol Filling Station located in the Silverburn car parks (between the Red car park and Tesco's own car park), just off the M77.

Travelling to Silverburn

By Road

Silverburn is easily accessible from Junction 2 of the M77, and has its own dedicated slip roads for those coming from and going to the South.

Locally, access to Silverburn's car parks can be found from either Barrhead Road by the M77, or by Peat Road via Cowglen Road, just off Barrhead Road.

It should be noted that Tesco's car park is privately owned by Tesco, and in conjunction with Euro Car Parks now operates a fixed £70 Parking Charge Notification policy on cars parked for longer than four hours. No such charges apply to the Red, Yellow, Green or Blue Silverburn car parks however.

It is worth noting that it is not just a Parking Charge Notice being issued for staying more than 4hrs but also if you return within 4hrs, plus if you park in a disabled bay.

By Bus

Silverburn has its own Bus Stand to the rear of the Centre on Cowglen Road, receiving services such as First's X8 from Glasgow City Centre.

External links

* [http://www.silverburn.com Silverburn Web Site]
* [http://www.argos.co.uk Argos website]
* [http://www.tesco.com/storelocator/ Tesco Store Locator]