Former Crossmyloof care home to be knocked down to make way for flats

A former care home is to be knocked down to make way for more than 60 flats in the Shawlands and Strathbungo areas of Glasgow if plans are approved.

Developers Westpoint Homes bought the Crossmyloof care home building from council-owned City Building and have now lodged a planning application to transform the site.

There are to be 63 private homes within three blocks on Titwood Road, according to designs, with 57 of the flats being two-bedroom and the rest offering one and three bedrooms. There are also to be 30 car parking spaces and 80 spots for bicycles.

A planning statement said: “The site currently hosts the former Crossmyloof Care Home, which closed in 2022, and was put on the market in 2023. The building has lain vacant since closing with no maintenance or heating. As such, the external fabric exhibits signs of decay and has also been subject to vandalism and anti-social behaviour.”

Crossmyloof care home building. Westpoint Homes, CRGP Architects

The document added: “The building is currently in a state of disrepair and is not considered commercially viable for refurbishment to meet modern building standards. Therefore, the care home would be demolished to facilitate the delivery of 63 much needed flatted dwelling units, contributing to new housing delivery in the context of the Scottish Housing Emergency declared in May 2024.”

A planning document said there were previous considerations for the care home to be used to house asylum seekers by health bosses.

The city’s health and social care partnership (HSCP) had carried out a feasibilty report looking into whether the building could be used to house asylum seekers but it was too run down and costly to refurbish.

A demolition report said: “City Property have confirmed that a feasibility report was carried out by HSCP for the proposed use to house asylum seekers however, due to the property being in such a state of disrepair, financially it was uneconomical to refurbish the property for this use. In addition, the room size did not comply with current legislation on the re-use as a care home. As such, the client were informed that their exercise highlighted as an unviable option and as such the site sale process proceeded.”

A number of residents have submitted comments supporting the plan.

The planning application is being considered by the council.