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Alana Muir has spent much of her life in Robroyston, a district in Glasgow once characterized by expansive green fields. As a child growing up on the Glendale estate, her home overlooked vast stretches of open land. Fast forward four decades, and her view has dramatically changed, now dominated by dense housing developments. Since the 1990s, Robroyston has experienced rapid residential growth, attracting many new families. Despite this influx, the community has seen little development in essential services or amenities, leaving residents frustrated. “It’s just houses and houses,” Alana laments. “We have no doctors, no dentists, hardly any sports facilities – and there’s hundreds more houses on the way.”
Historically, Robroyston was predominantly farmland and is known for its association with William Wallace, having been the place where he was betrayed in 1305. The area also housed Robroyston hospital until its closure in the 1970s. Subsequent decades saw the beginning of residential development, starting with the Glendale estate in the 1980s and accelerating from the late 1990s onwards. In 2009, Glasgow City Council designated Robroyston and nearby Millerston as a community growth area, releasing a masterplan to expand housing and infrastructure. Initial plans anticipated around 1,600 homes, but that figure has increased to an estimated 2,000, with additional constructions beyond the official masterplan boundaries. Many residents have expressed dissatisfaction to BBC Scotland’s Your Voice, feeling that promises made by developers about
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