Building abandoned for 20 years could be demolished to create student flats

An abandoned B-listed Glasgow building could be demolished to make way for student housing.

A planning application has been submitted to the council for the development, which would also convert two other empty sites in Trongate.

According to plans, the buildings between 137 and 151 would be transformed into 101 "self-contained student studio apartments".

These homes would be "high-quality student accommodation within an inclusive and safe environment".

The work aims to "activate this Trongate city block which has been vacant/ under-occupied for almost 20 years".

It proposes to retain the facade at 137-141, the full building at 151 and demolish the unlisted building at 145-149.

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Trongate, Glasgow (Image: Sourced)

Proposed development (Image: Sourced)

Documents also reason that this development would help combat the "substantial demand for student accommodation within the city and the significant shortfall in supply of high-quality purpose-built student accommodation."

It says: "This proposal is a reworking of the 2016 consented scheme for serviced apartments and assumes the same massing, scale and architectural language of the previous consent.

"A new building occupies the site of 137 to 149, with the retained facade of 137-141 integrated into the new building."

Glasgow City Council planning officials are reviewing the bid and a decision is expected by Friday, June 28.

The last day for comments is Wednesday, May 29.