THE owners of the St Enoch Centre have abandoned a plan to create three flagship stores after Glasgow City Council blocked demolition of historic buildings. Instead the shopping centre now proposes to refurbish 135 to 153 Argyle Street -- the former St Enoch Picture...
Listed / Historic Buildings
SERVICED Apartments Proposed For A-Listed Glasgow Townhouse Empty For Two Decades
A DEVELOPER has applied to turn a "nationally significant" building in central Glasgow -- that has been vacant for around 20 years -- into "elegant" serviced apartments. Laurieston House in Carlton Place is described as "arguably the most ornate Georgian townhouse in...
PLANNERS To Decide If Listed East End Building Can Be Knocked Down
DEMOLITION of a listed building in Glasgow's East End is being proposed. City planners are being asked to let 75 Tobago Street be knocked down. The C-Listed structure was built in 1905 as a store and stable for a rag and metal merchant and is owned by the operator of...
HOTEL Plan For B-Listed Ex-Tribunal Court Building In Glasgow City Centre
A HISTORIC Glasgow building, formerly used as a tribunal court and offices, looks set to be turned into a 98-bedroom hotel. Property developer Henley Homes Group has lodged a change-of-use application for Wellington House, on the corner of Wellington Street and Bath...
IN Pictures — Film Crew Take Over Derelict Glasgow Docks
FILMING for war movie 1917 is taking place at Govan Graving Docks this week. The rundown site has proved ideal to depict a scene in First World War-ravaged France. The film is being directed by Sam Mendes and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Strong. | More details...
BUCHANAN Wharf Developers ‘Committed To Saving’ Second Listed Building At The Tradeston Site
DEVELOPERS behind the massive Buchanan Wharf development at Tradeston in Glasgow say they now have "a degree of control" over a second listed building at the site. The so-called Beco building on Kingston Street is the only part of the three-block location that is so...
NEW ‘Defurbishment’ Concept Proposed As Developers Revisit Buchanan Wharf Listed Building Plan
REVISED proposals have been drawn up for the historic building at the centre of the massive Buchanan Wharf development, saving most of the structure. The original idea for B-listed Kingston House was to keep only the main facades, creating a "free-standing historical...
NEW Vision For Historic Hillhead Church Includes 30 Apartments
REVISED plans have been drawn up for the redevelopment of a category B-listed Glasgow West End church. The proposal is to extend Hillhead Baptist Church and convert it into 30 flats with church/community facilities underneath. The historic facades of the premises on...
IN Pictures — Strathbungo Railway Footbridge Before And After £650,000 Makeover
NETWORK Rail has completed the refurbishment of the former Strathbungo station footbridge connecting Moray Place and Darnley Road on Glasgow’s southside. The Grade C listed structure, constructed in 1877 at the same time as the now-closed Strathbungo Station, was...
APARTMENTS Plan For A-Listed Riverside Building Is Refused
PLANNERS have refused permission for a 'high quality' flats conversion at a Grade-A listed building beside the Clyde in Glasgow City Centre. Seven apartments were proposed for empty premises at 48 Carlton Place. The building was originally a townhouse but was last...
