GLASGOW planning officials are recommending that permission is given for a huge office development in the City Centre which will involve demolition of a B-listed building. The site is bounded by Robertson Street, Robertson Lane, York Street and Argyle Street. It is...
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GO-Ahead Given For More Than 100 Riverside Flats In East End
A DEVELOPMENT of more than 100 flats -- including conversion of a C-listed former school -- has been approved for a site beside the Clyde at Dalmarnock. The project at Carstairs Street involves four building elements -- with a total of 111 flats -- plus a public...
HUNDREDS Of New Homes Planned Under Vision To Rebuild North Glasgow Neighbourhood
A MASTERPLAN for the transformation of Cowlairs in north Glasgow includes proposals for around 850 new homes. The vacant 30-hectare site between Possilpark and Keppochhill Road used to be occupied by tenement housing, St Theresa’s Primary School, sports pitches and...
HOTEL Plan Is Approved For Ex-Tribunal Court Building In Glasgow City Centre
PLANNERS have agreed that a historic Glasgow building -- last used as a tribunal court and offices -- can be turned into a 98-bedroom hotel. A change-of-use application by property developer Henley Homes Group for Wellington House, on the corner of Wellington Street...
TRAFFIC To Be Curbed On Two Busy Central Glasgow Streets
TRAFFIC restrictions on two streets near Central Station in Glasgow City Centre come into force early next month. 'Bus gates' are being introduced on Union Street -- from Gordon Street to Jamaica Street -- and at Oswald Street, from Midland Street to Argyle Street,...
PLANS Revealed For Multi-Storey Merchant City Hotel Development
A MIXED use development featuring an 11-storey aparthotel is being proposed for a site on Glasgow's Trongate. Pre-application consultation is taking place over demolishing the buildings at 178-186 Trongate/11 Hutcheson Street and replacing them with a 157-bedroom...
FLATS Conversion Approved For Historic Glasgow Building That Was Under Threat Of Demolition
PLANNERS have agreed that a B-listed Glasgow City Centre building -- once assessed by structural engineers as “incapable of repair" -- can be converted into flats. Four years ago plans were lodged to knock down the former commercial premises on Argyle Street at Miller...
PRE-Five Centre Approved For Vacant Nitshill Property
GLASGOW City planners have agreed that an empty office building in Nitshill can be used as a nursery. Officials approved the change-of-use application involving premises at 590 Nitshill Road. The nursery will have capacity for 114 children. Three separate rooms will...
THREE-Level Golf Range With Bars, Restaurants And Open Air Roof Terrace Teed-Up For Rutherglen
PERMISSION has been given for a major leisure development featuring a multi–level golf driving range in Rutherglen. The Topgolf International facility, approved by South Lanarkshire councillors today, is expected to create 350 full- and part-time jobs. It will be...
RESTAURANT Hoping To Curry Favour Over Extension
A GLASGOW City Centre restaurant may have to think about a name change if planners agree to its expansion proposal. The Wee Curry Shop in Buccleuch Street wants to extend into neighbouring premises, currently designated for office use. There's barely room to swing a...
