Plan to upgrade Glasgow football pitches and create new ones

A planning application to transform the existing sports facilities in Pollok Park has been lodged.

City Charitable Trust has bid to refurbish the site serviced by Lochinch Sports Pavillion in the Southside park.

Currently, the area has four pitches, including one synthetic and three grass pitches.

There are also two general training areas in the vicinity.

Papers state: "The quality of the existing grass pitches is poor and they require extensive upgrading to bring them up to the required standards."

According to documents, the existing synthetic pitch would remain untouched and a new one would be created in the place of the grass pitches.

The remaining two grass pitches would be refurbished and a new 73m x 47.3m grass pitch would be created, along with a new synthetic training pitch.

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Current layout (Image: Sourced)

Proposed site (Image: Sourced) (Image: Sourced)

In total, these works would create six pitches instead of the existing four.

An olive green fence is also proposed around the site, to blend into its surroundings.

If successful, all the newly created and transformed pitches would have floodlighting and nine trees are planned to be removed.

Documents say: "The proposed upgrading works would create a state-of-the-art facility providing both affiliated clubs and the local community with access to quality sports grounds, year-round."

They for a "wide range" of uses, including grassroots and professional.

Glasgow City Council officials are evaluating the proposal and a decision is expected by Thursday, March 20.

The last day for comments in Monday, February 24.