Watkin Jones to build tallest residential building in Scotland

By Olivia Barber2024-08-23T10:04:00

The student housing developer has received planning permission to deliver a 36-storey, 784-bed development in Glasgow

Watkin Jones, the student housing and build-to-rent developer, has received approval from Glasgow City Council to build what is set to be the tallest residential tower in Scotland, at 36 storeys or 114m tall.

Although the tallest structure in both Glasgow and Scotland is currently the 127m Glasgow Science Centre, this new development will be the tallest residential building in the country.

The 784-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme, called The Àrd, will be delivered as part of the regeneration of the 1970s-built Portcullis House, at Charing Cross.

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