Silverburn Shopping Centre
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| Location | Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 55°49′19″N 4°20′20″W / 55.822°N 4.339°W |
| Opened | 25 October 2007 |
| Developer | Retail Property Holding Ltd |
| Stores | 130 |
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| Floor area | 1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2) |
| Floors | Single Floored Mall. Certain Stores are two storey. |
| Parking | 4,000 approx |
| Website | shopsilverburn |
Silverburn Shopping Centre, commonly known as Silverburn, is an out-of-town shopping centre located on Barrhead Road in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland, which opened on 25 October 2007.[1] As of July 2026, it has 130 stories, including Zara, JD Sports, Molton Brown, The White Company, H&M, Kurt Geiger, Pandora and Hugo Boss. Ranked as the 23rd largest shopping centre by area in the United Kingdom, it replaced the 75-acre (30-hectare) Pollok Centre with a brand new 1,500,000-square-foot (140,000-square-metre) shopping centre, anchored by Tesco, Next, Marks & Spencer and previously Debenhams before it closed in 2021.
History
[edit]Built on land that was previously the Pollok Centre dating from the late 1970s,[2] which itself replaced an unsuccessful development of tenement housing from the 1940s[3] the completed Silverburn opened for the first time on Thursday 25 October 2007, designed by BDP (architects), Stuart McTaggart (civil and structural engineers), Henderson Warnock (MEP & Utility Consultants) and constructed by Bovis Lend Lease.[4][5][6]
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 (with footbridges connecting to the Househillwood and Priesthill neighbourhoods) was famous for containing large quantities of shopping trolleys from the previous Tesco store and this is where the 'silver glint' came from;[7] the practice of abandoning trollies has continued.[8]
Developed by Retail Property Holdings Ltd (RPH) to house 95 shopping units and 14 restaurants and cafes, it is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK. It includes one million square feet (90,000 square metres) of retail and leisure space, 2000 parking spaces in a multi-storey car park, and 2500 spaces on the ground.[9] In 2009, the centre was sold to Hammerson for £300 million.[10]
Accolades
[edit]It was named the "UK's best shopping centre" in 2019,[11] the latest of several awards since its opening.[12]
Operation
[edit]Expansion
[edit]In 2013, a programme of expansion began, to include a Cineworld cinema and nine new restaurants.[13][14] This was completed in stages between late 2014 and mid-2015 and now employs 1500 people.[15][16][17] After a proposal in 2014 to extend the centre over its current car parking area,[18] 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.[19]
Overview
[edit]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. In September 2025, Silverburn Shopping Centre had an estimated 3,500 staff working across the centre including store staff and centre maintenance staff.[20] The same month, Silverburn had 130 stores operating across the centre, with a non–domestic rates value of £7 million per year.[20] By 2025, an estimated 16 million people visited Silverburn Shopping Centre a year.[20] The centre is home to the largest Zara store in Scotland which serves as one of the companies flagship stores.[20]
Mascot
[edit]A Silverburn mascot, a fox named Silvia, was introduced in 2018 following a competition between local primary school children.[21]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Supersize Silverburn". Glasgow Times. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Modern Times: 1950s to The Present Day: Neighbourhoods: Pollok, 1979), The Glasgow Story
- ↑ Bridgend Road (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Architectural and Civic Design, 1949), the Glasgow Story
- ↑ Scotland's Biggest Shopping Centre Opens Its Doors, Daily Record, 25 October 2007
- ↑ "Silverburn shopping centre in Glasgow opens". Retail Week. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Inside Story - How Silverburn was born". The Drum. 16 November 2007.
- ↑ Pollok.Priesthill.Nitshill.The Bundy.Gowanbank.Silverburn.Schools, Memories, and Pubs, Alex and Bob's Blue Sky Scotland, 21 January 2014
- ↑ Mall shoppers dump 200 trolleys in burn, Evening Times, 16 June 2014
- ↑ "Silverburn - Shopping Centre". RIAS. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ Silverburn shopping centre bought for £300m, BBC News,
- ↑ Glasgow’s Silverburn named UK’s best shopping centre, Retail Gazette, 28 May 2019
- ↑ More about Silverburn, Silverburn Centre
- ↑ Hammerson confirms Silverburn cinema, EGI, 31 July 2013
- ↑ Silverburn extension breaks ground, Urban Realm, 27 November 2013
- ↑ TGI Friday’s opens Mackintosh-inspired restaurant at Silverburn, Hospitality and Catering News, 28 October 2014
- ↑ Silverburn extension completes, Urban Realm, 4 January 2015
- ↑ Final phase of Silverburn complete, BDP, 19 August 2015
- ↑ Silverburn master plan details town centre vision, Urban Realm, 25 July 2014
- ↑ "Expansion plans for Silverburn shopping centre clear first hurdle". Evening Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Napier, Juliet (27 September 2025). "Spanish touch is bringing a Silverburn lining". The Business. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Meet Silvia the Fox – Silverburn’s first mascot, Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra, 6 September 2018
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