BUILDINGS on two former primary school sites could be sold by the city council to accelerate plans for almost 50 homes and a community space.

Councillors will decide tomorrow whether officers should start negotiations with Rosemount Development Trust over the off-market disposal of the former Royston Primary schoolhouse on Royston Road.

They will also rule on plans to dispose of Drumoyne Primary school and schoolhouse, on Shieldhall Road, to Linthouse Housing Association.

Rosemount Development Trust would “establish an effective strategy to restore and re-use the currently dilapidated property for a community use,” a report to councillors states. Proposals include turning the two-storey B-listed, red sandstone building into a community recording studio, kitchen café or office space for small start-up businesses.

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Richard Brown, the council’s executive director of regeneration and the economy, said: “The property has been empty for over 10 years and is in an extremely poor state of repair with timber decay, making the building unsafe to enter.

“Checks highlighted the subject’s poor state of repair and unsafe conditions, meaning the subject property was inaccessible and it was not feasible to be successfully marketed.”

The building was declared surplus to the council’s requirements in February 2015.

Provisional terms have been agreed for the disposal of the B-listed former Drumoyne Primary school and schoolhouse, which would generate £147,000 for Glasgow City Council. Linthouse Housing Association plans to build 49 residential units on the site.

The school closed and the schoolhouse became vacant in January 2010, with the properties declared surplus to requirements in February 2010.

“Both buildings are in a very poor condition and the school building has been the target of several arson attacks, which resulted in a large portion of the building being exposed as the roof had to be removed for safety,” Mr Brown said.

“The properties were first marketed in 2013 but all offers received involved the demolition of the property so the offers were non-compliant with planning guidance as the building is listed. The bidders were given an opportunity to revise their bids but no offers were progressed.

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“The properties were then re-marketed for a second time in 2014 and the top offer for a hotel development was progressed, however negotiations became protracted and Glasgow City Council withdrew from the sale in December 2016 as no response had been received by a deadline date.”

Partial demolition, which retains the central façade, is permitted and the housing association has requested a red blaes pitch in the school grounds is included in the sale.

Mr Brown added: “Linthouse Housing Association is keen to acquire the property as quickly as possible to avoid it falling into further disrepair and has programmed a construction start date of spring 2020.”