Delay for castle project near Celtic training ground

WORK to restore a fire-damaged landmark building has been put on hold for another two years.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Aug 2012, 11:42 BST

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Members on East Dunbartonshire Council’s planning board agreed to extend P&P Properties planning permission to create 31 flats at Lennox Castle, in Lennoxtown, at a recent meeting.

The developers secured permission for the ambitious project in May 2005 and had been expected to start work in 2012.

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However, it is now set to begin revamping the dilapidated former Lennox Castle Hospital building in May 2014.

The A-listed building, which was built in 1837, has fallen into a state of disrepair and was badly damaged by a fire in 2008.

Thomas Glen, the council’s head of planning, said: “Due to the current economic climate, the developers requested an extension to existing consent with a view to bringing forward the development over the next 2 years.

“Discussions with developers are on-going.”

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