Members of Glasgow City Council’s planning committee gave the green light to proposals by Forge Properties to build a supermarket, gym, petrol filling station and business units on a site at Carlisle Street in Posssilpark.

It is hoped the development, which had been recommended for approval, will create more than 400 jobs.

The plan to develop the site next to the Morrison Bowmore bottling plant would see a supermarket built alongside another retail outlet of a non-food variety, four business units, a gym and a petrol station.

Carlilse Street would also be upgraded as part of the plan.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has objected to the plan after it identified the site as a major hazard because of the presence of significant quantities of ethanol which is found in alcohol.

However, the safety body said this issue could be mitigated if the off-site storage of alcohol is addressed as a condition of the plan being approved.

An earlier plan for the site covered three times the area of the new proposal with substantially more retail, a cinema, restaurants, library, multi-storey car park and a development of flats.

But the developer agreed to submit a new plan as the scheme would have effectively resulted in a new town centre, impacting on existing areas.

The new proposal includes nine office/business units, a supermarket, a parade of six non-food shops, parking for more than 300 cars, a petrol filling station with a drive-through car wash and a two storey gym with a cafe.

Planners said the development is a major regeneration project for Possilpark.

Their report to councillors read: “The proposals have the potential to deliver major regeneration benefits and pump-prime further regeneration in the immediate locale.

“This proposal will involve investment of £40 million associated with the retail store, including infrastructure works, the creation of 400 jobs within the store and additional construction jobs.”