A former outdoor bowling and tennis club could be transformed into two residential homes if proposals are given the green light by Glasgow City Council. 

A planning application to add a two-storey extension to the back of the Anniesland Outdoor Bowling Club situated on Helensburgh Drive on Jordanhill has been submitted to the local authority. 

The proposals come after two failed attempts to obtain planning permission to turn the club into a nursing home. The club had been in negotiations with Northcare (Scotland) Ltd in 2021 for the successful buyout of the club which would allow them to pay off the outstanding creditors without falling into liquidation. 

The agreement was subject to obtaining Planning permission for a 66 bed nursing home which was then reduced to 60, both of which applications were refused.

The property in question was sold due to a steadily declining membership over the past 20 years and if successful the current application would see each new home with a substantial private garden, associated parking and a private driveway accessed from Helensburgh Drive. 

With the site acquired earlier in the year, the owner had intended to develop it into a number of houses in a cul-de-sac environment before the current proposals of retaining the existing building and converting it into one home with a detached double garage was made. 

The land was originally an open field around 1894 and developed into a Bowling Pavilion with the associated bowling greens between 1911 and 1937.

Its tennis courts were the first to be disused as members found newer more advanced facilities in the surrounding areas such as Scoutston Leisure Centre, The Glasgow Academy Top and Lower Windy Edge Facilities, High Scool of Glasgow Community Centre, Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club which are all within one mile of the site. 

Various options for the site, which lies vacant with no tenant, have been sought such as a nursing home, outdoor football pitches, bubble football grounds but there has been no interest from such parties to continue the grounds usage as a sports facility. 

With the general area sporting a mixture of private and social housing along with a vast public open space, the applicant feels two new homes would be appropriate for the area. 

Sporting and outdoor recreational facilities as well as educational facilities for early learning, primary, secondary, college and university campuses are also nearby.