People are being urged by an MP to object to a housing development planned for a city green space.

The proposal, from development company Nixon Blue, could see 48 flats across two new six-storey buildings on the site at Beith Street, Partick, beside the Clydeside Expressway.

The local MP, however, has objected and is encouraging others to submit their own concerns to the council before the deadline on January 4.

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Glasgow Times:

The SNP MP for Glasgow North West said there are concerns over protecting biodiversity, improving air quality, encouraging active travel, and improving residents' health and wellbeing.

The MP said: “It is clear in the conversations I have had with local residents, that the community is strongly opposed to the loss of valuable green space within such a highly built-up area. 

“I am concerned that should this development proceed, it will see the loss of vital green space, including the removal of mature trees. This proposed loss of valuable green space is totally at odds with the pressing need to tackle the climate emergency. It removes an important natural environment that currently supports mental and physical wellbeing.”

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In a comment to the Glasgow Times when the plans were submitted, Colin McIntyre, director of Nixon Blue, said: “The designs are in keeping with the scale and mass of Beith Street housing and the surrounding tenement buildings.

“As a popular residential area, we want the new apartments to support the regeneration of the Clydeside as the new Govan/Partick Bridge will greatly link the city and its residents.

“Redeveloping on this site will support, connect and reinforce this area of Partick as a vibrant residential area.”