A FORMER police headquarters and district court in Glasgow is set to be transformed into stylish new flats.

Plans have been submitted to council chiefs by developer Detail Residential to convert the dilapidated B-listed building in Turnbull Street into 45 apartments which it says will provide 'stylish contemporary living' in the centre of the city.

If given the green light, the two-storey site will be transformed into flats and duplexes, ranging from one-bedroom through to four-bedroom properties.

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There would also be a communal central garden constructed in the eco-friendly 'car-free' development.

A design document included with the application to planning bosses reads: “The aim of this proposal is to create a quality piece of conservation architecture.

“Internally the building is in a very poor state. There are missing floors, failing joists, collapsed ceilings and general rubble spread in all rooms.

“All existing finishes are dilapidated and past a state of repair.”

It was designed by Alexander Beith McDonald and opened in 1906. It became the main Glasgow central police office, as well as serving as the city's district court and later as a force museum, prior to its closure in 2008.

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It was rumoured in 2015 to be on the brink of being converted into a multi-million-pound boutique hotel, but the project never got off the ground.

This new application is pending consideration.