Councillor renews call for "dangerous" building to be demolished

Elaine McSporran has called on the council to review the building in Craigton and decide if it can be declared dangerous and ultimately taken under the control of the council to be pulled down. 

“We would like our officers to try and see what we can do to declare that a dangerous building,” she said. 

“It may not be a fix, but we would still like them to look at that and that would mean taking it off the owner and we could then arrange stuff.”

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Bricks from the building litter the street in June (Image: Supplied)

Last weekend the windshield of a parked car was smashed by bricks from the building in Cokerhill Gardens.

It is unclear whether these bricks fell unprovoked or were due to someone throwing or pushing them. 

Elaine said: “It looks like it's possible that maybe somebody's just thrown them out from the building, they may have loosened them off. 

“The fact that they're loose enough to be taken off like that is a concern” she added.

It comes after the Glasgow Times reported last month that the building had become a hub of anti-social behaviour with residents claiming kids were throwing bricks off the building “all the time”. 

The crumbling building has been the site of a longstanding issue in the community.

“Over the past few years, our city council officers along with Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue service have attended on numerous occasions to fence it off and make it safe,” said Elaine.

“Because it is a private building, we’re limited to what we can do and that is the most frustrating part” she added.

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Situated in a residential area and backing onto path that is regularly used, the councillor is worried someone could be seriously hurt.

“It's always been a worry, and it's been a worry that the community has highlighted that could result in someone being, very badly injured or a fatality.”

It is understood that London-based company Peakquote Ltd own the property, meaning that they currently determine the timescale for demolition.

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Elaine is angry with the owner as “it prevents us from progressing our area, to do things for our constituents.

“I think they really need to step up and take some responsibility now, consider the impact it's having on a community and make sure that that's demolished as soon as possible.

“The owner has not responded to the last two letters or emails that we sent; they were ignored.”

Elaine hopes her calls to review the building are listened to but admits she is “not going to hold her breath.” 

“There is no real power when the structural building is standing and it's not at risk of falling down, our hands are kind of tied.

“But we've asked them to go and look, is there anything else that we can do because it is sitting out and it is dangerous,” she said.

The owners of the building, Peakquote Ltd could not be reached for comment.