Plans announced for flats near Brodie Park
Plans for a block of eight flats a matter of minutes from Brodie Park in Paisley have been unveiled by architects.
Proposals have been put forward for eight properties, amenity space and cycle storage at land in Neilston Road.
If given the green light, the development would consist of six two-bedroom and two onebedroom flats.
An application for planning permission has been submitted by Allison Architecture and Day & Co Estates.
A supporting statement said: “The site has been derelict since the 1960s when the tenement block that was occupying it was demolished.
“The outline of this building can be seen today by the paved area of the sidewalk.
“The site is bounded by a newer residential development and its associated car parking to the north, a car repair yard to the east, a 1924 tenement block with garden to the south and Neilston Road to the west.
“The site is currently overgrown and inaccessible with high fences all around it.
“There are two large billboards attached to the road-facing fence.
“The surrounding area is mainly residential in nature of similar scale and heights including shops with flats above and a few industrial properties to the east of Neilston Road.
“It is proposed to erect a fourstorey block of six two-bed and two one-bed flats with a pitched roof and similar scale and massing as the tenement block that it will adjoin.
“The building will be finished in buff multi-facing brick to reflect the colouring of the surrounding sandstone tenements.
“The front entrance will provide level access and will be covered by a canopy at ground floor level.
“The rear entrance will provide access to the communal amenity space, bike store and bin enclosure.
“There will also be path providing direct access from the front to the rear of the property to the north of the site.”
A decision on the application will be made by Renfrewshire Council at a later date.