PLANS to build a seven-screen cinema in a new retail park in the Gorbals have been given the go-ahead by Glasgow City Council.

Clydebuilt Limited Partnership is planning to combine two units in the Crown Street Retail Park to provide a 600-seat cinema.

A letter submitted with the application states: "The cinema will have an ancillary restaurant/bar function and it is also proposed that the cinema would be used for conference and events space during other times.

"The hours of operation are not yet known but clearly this will include late night opening."

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The retail park, which is off Cathcart Road, is still being developed, with Greggs becoming the first store to open in February.

There will be an Aldi, Burger King, B&M, Costa, Iceland Food Warehouse and a JD Gym.

The retail development is part of a wider regeneration project which includes almost 400 homes.

Planning permission was first granted for a retail and restaurant development, with plans for a gym then approved in 2018.

The applicant's letter stated: "The council has already determined the site is a suitable and appropriate site for retail and leisure development."

Clydebuilt LP is a joint venture between Strathclyde Pension Fund and property investment company Ediston, which was launched in 2014.

The plan for 388 homes, on land next to the retail park, was approved in August last year. There will be five blocks, including 76 one-bedroom flats, 259 with two bedrooms (plus 12 two-bedroom penthouses) and 41 three-bedroom properties, centred around a public space.

The site, which used to be the Dixon's Iron Foundry and then Cash and Carry, runs alongside the M74.