AN iconic building in Glasgow city centre is set to be demolished after a Dangerous Building Notice was served. 

Glasgow City Council has served the notice to the owners of the O2 ABC building on Sauchiehall Street.

The historic former cinema turned nightclub has lain derelict since the Glasgow School of Art fire spilled over to its roof, tearing through the B-listed structure and the Jumping Jacks pub adjoining in 2018.

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The notice requires that the iconic front and side facades are demolished "along with their immediately attached floor and roof structures along with any other unstable, collapsed= or affected and adjoining construction, fixtures and fittings" as the building "constitutes a danger".  

The notice states that work must begin by September 30 and be completed by December 9, 2024. 

A council spokesperson said temporary restraints were installed on the building façade following the fire to allow Sauchiehall Street to reopen but said it was the owners responsibility to maintain the building.

Following inspections in recent months, it was found no works have been undertaken on the building and it has continued to deteriorate. 

It comes after the Glasgow Times previously reported a planning application for the building has been submitted by the Vita Group to create student housing. 

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Documents reveal the structure would have 356 student bed spaces across four-, five- and six-bed "clusters" as well as studio apartments. 

The primary entrance into the building would be on Sauchiehall Street and a courtyard is also proposed.

Papers stated that 212 cycle spaces would also be provided.

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To carry out this work, a demolition of the façade was planned due to the damage caused by the fire.

The application reads: "The reports consistently conclude that attempting demolition whilst retaining the ABC1 façade presents significant and potentially unacceptable risks.

"It is considered therefore that given the poor condition of the fire-damaged façade, it is not practical to save it in full or in part."

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Along with the accommodation, a ‘House of Social’ food hall would also be created on the ground floor and mezzanine.

According to the developer, it would have five independent kitchens, a central bar and a coffee kiosk and people would primarily order online.

Glasgow City Council's planning officials are reviewing the proposal and a decision is expected by Friday, November 1 and the last day for comments was Thursday, August 1.

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: "The first point to note is that this Notice was served to protect public safety. 

"A dangerous building notice is served where a local authority considers a building to be in a dangerous condition and it is impacting on the safety of any occupiers or the public.

"Following the fire in the building in June 2018 which affected the stability of the façade, temporary restraints were installed by the council to reduce the external danger posed to the public and which permitted Sauchiehall Street to re-open.  

"These in turn these provided time for the owners to consider their future plans as it remained their responsibility to maintain the building.

"In recent months, new inspection was undertaken due to the ongoing situation and with no works having been undertaken on the building.  

"It was found that due to continued internal deterioration affecting the façade a section of safety exclusion zone had to be re-introduced on Sauchiehall Street.  

"As the building was continuing to deteriorate having been open to the elements for so long, the owners were informed that a dangerous building notice would be served to address the ongoing concerns.

"The areas of most immediate public safety concern are the façade and the supporting timber floor structure directly behind and the notice is therefore stipulating the need for these to be removed.  

"After speaking with the building owners and their representatives, the dates within the notice are considered a reasonable time for the operations specified and aiming to complete at an appropriate point prior to the festive break.

"The dates can be varied should the necessity later arise."