DERELICT historic and listed buildings in the city centre will be demolished to make way for new offices.
Glasgow City Council’s planning department has granted plans for a 13 storey office block worth £140 million at Argyle Street between Roberston Street and York Street despite 18 objections from residents.
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The site which has been empty for more than 20-years will see an B-listed, C-listed and unlisted building, which been deemed beyond repair by Historic Environment Scotland, knocked down.
At least 3000 new jobs are expected to be created as a result of the development which aims to support the Argyle Street Avenues project. Objectors and the applicant were allowed to share their thoughts on the proposals at a hearing on Thursday morning.
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Alistair McCusker, treasurer of the Blythswood and Broomielaw community council, raised concerns on behalf of concerned residents.
He said: “We will be losing a historic building. There are about 1000 people living in that area.
“We are concerned about the scale of the building. To plonk a building of that scale in this area just doesn’t feel right.
“I don’t think the sandstone C-listed building is dangerous and to remove an old building and replace it with something of this design will ruin the ethos of the area.
“The people who live in this area need to be taken into consideration but there has been no mention of them in this application. My preference would be to keep the skeleton of these building and build around them.
“There has been very little done to advertise the proposals. Many people also find it hard to navigate their way around the council site to make an objection.”
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The applicant was then given a chance to explain how the development would benefit the city.
Following the meeting Conor Osborne, CEO, Osborne+Co, said: “Glasgow is a key regional business hub recognised most notably for financial services, life sciences and renewable energy.
“We are confident that this ambitious development will help Glasgow to fulfil its full potential by attracting global occupiers looking to invest and expand their UK presence and benefit from the skilled local workforce Glasgow has to offer.”
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