Initial plans lodged by AS Carmyle Ltd and New City Vision (Carmyle) Ltd in 2017 called for the redevelopment of land next to River Road, Kenmuir Road and Clydeford Road. Since then, the developer has made changes, including removing plans for access to the houses through Orchard Park and proposed homes to the north of the Baggie Minnow Pond. 

Glasgow City Council’s planning committee awarded planning permission in principle for the redevelopment when it met on Tuesday after planners recommended councillors give their consent.

The greenfield site was described by planners as “mostly unused and degraded land almost wholly overgrown with grassland, scrub and woodland”.

This development would “contribute to meeting housing needs” on a “strategic housing site”, a report by council planners states.

“A range of community benefits are also included in the proposal to improve the social and physical infrastructure of residents in Carmyle,” it said.

“In addition, it will also result in removing some traffic out of Carmyle village and assist in easing congestion in the village centre with the road access coming from Clydeford Road, rather than using the existing road network.”

Council planners decided the benefits “outweigh” the conservation interest of the site — which is “of the lowest value to the city”.

Detailed plans will now need to be drawn up for further approval but, because there will be only one vehicle access point, the number of properties will be limited by condition to 300.

Several community infrastructure improvements will be provided under the proposals including two new multi-use games pitches, to include floodlighting and changing facilities, expansion of the local community centre with provision for two additional rooms and expansion of the school capacity to include up to three new classrooms and two additional nursery classes.

A previous application for planning permission was rejected and an appeal was refused in 2015.

Those plans included access from the existing road network and were refused due to “poor connectivity”. They also failed to show how community facilities would be funded.