DISCOUNT supermarket chain Lidl look set to open a store in Finnieston. The company has applied for an alcohol off-sales licence for empty retail premises at 30 Finnieston Street. The unit was last used a Staples Office Outlet. Earlier this year planning permission...
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FLATS And Houses Completed At Site Of Former Govanhill School
THE site of a former primary school in the south side of Glasgow has been transformed into 45 new affordable homes. The mid-market development in Batson Street, Govanhill -– built by CCG (Scotland) Ltd -– is on the site of the old Victoria Primary School, which was...
NEW Primary School In Dalmarnock Getting Ready To Open Its Doors
A NEW school has been completed at the Commonwealth Village site in Dalmarnock. It is open for the public to have a look round on Tuesday (13 August) from 2 to 8pm. Riverbank Primary in Sunnybank Street has capacity for 356 pupils. The Glasgow City Council facility...
CELTIC Win Battle To Put Up Massive TV Screen — But Can Only Show Static Images
A COUNCIL decision refusing permission for a large rotating TV screen outside Celtic Park has been overturned -- but the club will not be allowed to show video on it. Celtic was told by Glasgow City Council earlier this year that it could not put up the 7.6-metre by...
GO-Ahead Given For Nearly 240 Apartments At Rundown Dalmarnock Site
A MASSIVE housing development has been approved for a Dalmarnock site that’s been vacant for more than 50 years. Glasgow City Council has given permission for 237 'affordable' apartments on land near Dalmarnock Station. The development by Springfield Properties is for...
PLANS For Sofology Store In East Glasgow Will ‘Help Create Furniture Destination’
SPECIALIST living room furniture retailer Sofology want to open their first Glasgow store in the east of the city. An application has been made seeking permission to demolish five buildings at 2239 London Road and develop a single new 1,486-square-metre retail unit on...
DEMAND Strong For Finnieston Flats Development
MORE than 70 per cent of the apartments at G3 Square in Finnieston have been snapped up just over a month after they were launched. The highly sought-after homes in one of Glasgow’s most fashionable districts have been a huge hit with buyers, and only 32 out of the...
REPRIEVE For Glasgow East End Listed Building
CITY officials have rejected a plan to demolish a listed building in Glasgow’s East End. The planning department refused an application seeking to knock down 75 Tobago Street. It's owners had already appointed a demolition contractor who had prepared a method...
PLANNERS Asked To Approve 89 Flats And Townhouses For New Glasgow Canal Neighbourhood
DESIGNS have been revealed for the first homes set to be built as part of a major new residential development north of Glasgow City Centre. West of Scotland Housing Association is seeking planning permission for 89 properties at Dundashill, forming the initial phase...
HUGE Wetherspoons Pub Set To Open In A-Listed Former South Side Cinema
JD Wetherspoon plan to open a pub with room to cater for hundreds of people in a historic building on Glasgow's South Side. The company has applied to make alterations to premises in Moss Side Road, Shawlands. The A-listed building opened as the Waverley Picture House...
