PLANS to build homes in Dalmarnock as part of the legacy of the 2014 Commonwealth Games have taken a step forward.

Clyde Gateway has been successful with its application to Glasgow City Council for planning permission in principle for a residential development on land at Bonnar Street.

A report to the council states that while a masterplan for the area outlines the potential for 94 flats and terraced houses on the site, the planning application relates to a maximum of 49 units, with no type specified at this time.

“Clyde Gateway is one of the largest and most strategically significant regeneration programmes in Scotland,” the report adds.

The partnership, between Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council and Scottish Enterprise, has “continued to pursue the delivery of regeneration in the east end of Glasgow” after the city hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

The 2018 Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey found the wider area, including the site, which is bounded by Carstairs Street, French Street and Webster Street, has been considered vacant since at least 1980.

“The application site overlaps with an area originally identified for commercial, community, and business uses,” the planning report continues. “However, this zoning was updated in 2014 when the area was highlighted as being preferred for residential land uses, with the adjacent area zoned for commercial uses.”

A further application, with more detail on how the development will look, will be required.

The Clyde Gateway regeneration programme has been backed by funding and support from the Scottish Government.

Over a 20-year period, running until 2028, it aims to achieve “unparalleled social, economic and physical change” over an area of 840 hectares in the east end of the city and in Rutherglen.