A former care home in Muirend which was damaged by fire is set to be turned into a house and five short-term let apartments.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to convert the old Beeches residential home on Langside Drive.

The developers, The Beeches Glasgow Ltd, intend to turn the main stone villa back into a family home and create the short-term lets in the current extension to the rear.

Permission for the short-term lets has been granted for two years from the date of their first use. This condition has been attached to allow the council to monitor the situation.

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Almost 40 objections to the plan were received by the council, with residents raising concerns over the impact of short-term lets on the area, including noise and disruption, as well as increased traffic and inadequate parking.

Previous bids to convert the former 18-bed care home into a nursery have been refused and withdrawn while an application for a home and eight short-term lets was also pulled by the applicant.

Council officials said the B-listed building had been damaged by fire in 2004 and has been empty since.

The family home will have five bedrooms, a library, a kitchen, a games room/gym and dining and sitting rooms. The short-term lets will be one-bedroom apartments with “open place living space”.

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Cllr Paul Leinster, SNP, said: “It’s good to see this being brought back into use as a home. It’s been quite disheartening over the years to see it sit there slowly deteriorating.”

He added the extension was “not in keeping with the original building, it’s not particularly attractive, but from an environmental perspective, it is good to see it being reused”.

Council planners recommended the scheme for approval.

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They reported: “The use of the main villa as a house would be actively encouraged and is consistent with the character of the area.

“To the rear, the addition of 5 short term let flats would help re-use an extension that would otherwise be left vacant or demolished.

“As the occupants of the house would be sharing the same site and on hand to assist any visitors or control any perceived anti-social behaviour it is considered that the commercial aspect of the proposal would be actively monitored.”

Plans submitted on behalf of the applicants stated their aim was “to revitalise and reuse this damaged and vacant B-listed building by sensitively renovating, converting and subdividing it”.

They added: “The intention with our proposal is to contribute to the vibrant locale by bringing this wonderful B-listed building back into full use and our hope is that our small interventions and adaptable proposal will safeguard the property for the future.”