A HOUSING association's plan to build properties for social rent on the site of a former nursing home has been amended and re-submitted to the city council.

Maryhill Housing Association wants to build 22 homes on the land at Rothes Drive where Ferguson Anderson House, a nursing home for the elderly, stood until it was demolished in 2018.

The proposal was approved in November last year but a number of changes, including to pedestrian links and house types, now need to be approved.

An email from the housing association to the council states revisions are "being proposed in light of cost savings required to make the delivery of the project viable".

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A response from a council planning officer states the "impact on design quality of the approved scheme will need to be assessed".

The local authority has cleared the former nursing home site after the demolition. Maryhill Housing Association would build 22 homes, with two wheelchair adaptable properties.

They would all be three-bedroom houses, suitable for five people.

The developer intends to install a memorial plaque on site in dedication to Sir William Ferguson Anderson, a prominent Glasgow geriatrician whose name was given to the former nursing home.

A planning report states: "A number of subsequent revisions to the proposal tied to an approved development and regeneration services funding agreement have been made. An amendment to planning is being submitted to take account of these changes."

The proposals include a new entrance road to a parking courtyard within the site.

"At present the proposals have been designed so that each home has a generous garden space to the rear and a green set back from the pavement edge, providing the opportunity for attractive street frontage," the report adds.

"The site benefits from proximity to Maryhill Park, which has both a children’s play area and extensive grass area for multi-purpose activities."