Green light for Michael Laird Architects’ Glasgow student resi tower

By Tom Lowe2026-06-25T09:43:00

CGI of proposed development including phase 1 and phase 2 - for illustration purposes only. Credit - MLA (1)

Approval for first phase of £250m mixed-use schemein city centre

Plans by Michael Laird Architects for the first phase of a £250m mixed-use project in Glasgow city centre have been approved by the local council.

The 25-storey student accommodation scheme will occupy the Elmbank Gardens site on the corner of Bath Street and Newton Street, next to Charing Cross station.

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