en.Wedoany.com Reported - A decision on plans to build student accommodation in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland, has been delayed. Scottish Government reporter Stuart West was due to rule on the future of the former O2 ABC site on Sauchiehall Street by 4 May at the latest, but a decision is now expected to be announced in late May or early June.

The Planning and Environmental Appeals Division said in a letter to all parties involved: "Please note that Mr West has advised that he may be slightly delayed in submitting his report to ministers due to other work pressures/commitments. Mr West is aiming to complete the report and send it to ministers by late May/early June."

The planning application for the site was first submitted to Glasgow City Council in 2019. Urban regeneration developer Vita Group plans to transform the site into a nine-storey building containing 356-bed student accommodation and a food hall open to the public, which would also serve as an event space. The council granted planning permission last June, but it was called in by the Scottish Government a month later.

In January, Mr West heard from the applicant and objectors during a five-hour hearing. The two sides fiercely debated how the student accommodation would affect Glasgow's iconic Mackintosh Building. Objectors claimed the building would obscure important views of the Mackintosh Building. Meanwhile, James Paterson, a director of real estate investment firm Urban Pulse, accused the School of Art of "blocking progress."

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