Drew Sandelands

“The very last thing Glasgow can afford is for housing stock to be deliberately damaged or destroyed"

Barrhead Housing Association would take over the sites, including the former Arthurlie FC Social Club, to deliver housing.

A councillor said inappropriate development cannot be shoehorned into any old space. Planners believed the scheme should go ahead.

A senior councillor said he was “finding it difficult to express how utterly furious I am this morning” after a "breakdown in communication".

Planners at Glasgow City Council have approved a bid to transform a site in Castlemilk.

Planners at Glasgow City Council have approved a bid to transform a site in Castlemilk.

Council leader Susan Aitken said the new pay and grading structure will end pay discrimination. Unions urged councillors to reject the proposal as thousands of workers are set for wage cuts.

Councillors will visit the site before deciding whether to give the go ahead to the plan, which neighbours are objecting to.

A deal between the council and Wheatley Homes could see them swap parcels of land.

The buildings could be sold to an arms-length company and then leased out to support health and social care services.