Silverburn Shopping Centre


Silverburn is an Out-of-town [shopping centres in the United Kingdom|out-of-town] shopping centre located on Barrhead Road in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland. The development replaces the Pollok centre with a brand new shopping centre, anchored by Tesco, Next, Marks & Spencer and previously Debenhams before it closed in 2021.

History

Built on land that was previously the Pollok Centre dating from the late 1970s, which itself replaced an unsuccessful development of tenement housing from the 1940s the completed Silverburn opened for the first time on Thursday 25 October 2007, designed by BDP, Stuart McTaggart, Henderson Warnock and constructed by Bovis Lend Lease. The largest Scottish Tesco Extra had opened on 10 July 2006 at the site, replacing the Tesco store in the old Pollok Centre. It was the 1st naturally ventilated shopping mall in Scotland using a combination of wind catchers and underfloor heating to maintain comfort for shoppers. It has been said that the name "Silverburn" evolved from a local consultation, as the Brock Burn which lies west of the site was famous for containing large quantities of shopping trolleys from the previous Tesco store and this is where the 'silver glint' came from; the practice of abandoning trollies has continued.
Developed by Retail Property Holdings Ltd to house 95 shopping units and 14 restaurants and cafes, it is one of the List of [shopping centres in the United Kingdom by size|largest shopping centres in the UK]. It includes of retail and leisure space, 2000 parking spaces in a multi-storey car park, and 2500 spaces on the ground. In 2009, the centre was sold to Hammerson for £300 million.
Silverburn is Glasgow's fifth out-of-town shopping centre. Being located right next to the M77 motorway it is easily accessible to people coming from Paisley or East Renfrewshire.
It was named the "UK's best shopping centre" in 2019, the latest of several awards since its opening.

Expansion

In 2013, a programme of expansion began, to include a Cineworld cinema and nine new restaurants. This was completed in stages between late 2014 and mid-2015 and now employs 1500 people.
After a proposal in 2014 to extend the centre over its current car parking area, further plans for expansion were proposed in October 2015, with the intention to expand over the other side of the M77 with further shopping and leisure features, a hotel, and a community centre.
A Silverburn mascot, a fox named Silvia, was introduced in 2018 following a competition between local primary school children.