Plans have been approved to build more than 400 new flats in Glasgow.
Sanctuary Homes has secured permission from the city council to create 413 new flats, plus offices and retail units on the former Victoria Infirmary site in the city.
Designed by Collective Architecture following a comprehensive community consultation, features include retaining the iconic Nightingale Pavilions on Battlefield Road and introducing public realm areas including an improved pedestrian route through the site to Queen's Park.
Once finished, around 300 of the homes will be available for private sale, with the remaining houses being made 'affordable' subject to grant approval from the council.
Peter Martin, Sanctuary's Group Director – Development, said: "We are delighted to receive planning permission for our vision to bring the former Victoria Infirmary site back to life.
"We thank Glasgow City Council for supporting this vision and for recognising the benefits Sanctuary's project will have for Langside. To be trusted to rejuvenate such an iconic site with more than 400 new homes is very exciting.
"This planning approval is welcome news and coincides with the conclusion of Sanctuary's £60 million regeneration of Anderston in central Glasgow. As at Anderston this project will offer affordable homes plus jobs and training opportunities for young people.
"Our plans for the former Victoria Infirmary site demonstrate Sanctuary's continued commitment to Glasgow and will see us invest many millions of pounds in the city."
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