Resident's of Glasgow's East End are being asked for their say on plans to move HMP Barlinnie to the area.

The Scottish Prison Service is currently investigating the purchase of a site at Provan Gas Works, off Royston Road in Germiston.

Colliers International, who are acting on behalf of SPS, have submitted a proposal of application notice, for the move.

The applicants are holding two pre-application consultation drop-in events ahead of a full application being submitted.

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If given the go-ahead, the prison would replace the current HMP Barlinnie in Riddrie.

The site in north east Glasgow is the only place currently being considered for the replacement Barlinnie prison, which will be called HMP Glasgow.

HMP Glasgow is expected to cost £100 million, and will be double the size of Barlinnie, relieving the prison of its overcrowding problem.

Figures released earlier in the year showed that Barlinnie was running at 130 per cent of its capacity.

Conversion of the site was thought to be prevented by the iconic gasometers being granted listed status last year.

They were constructed in 1903 and Historic Environment Scotland decided that they represented an “industrial process that is now largely redundant”.

Scottish Gas Networks challenged the decision on the grounds that it could stop development of the gas works for other purposes.

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The challenge was unsuccessful, but the row has not prevented the prison service from earmarking the site for HMP Glasgow.

The first drop-in event will be held at St Roch’s Football Club between 2-8pm on Wednesday June 5.

The second will be at the same venue on Wednesday July 3, between 2-8pm.