Plans for 26-storey student block submitted

A computer generated image of how the block of flats could look

Developers have submitted plans to build a 26-storey block of flats which could house 410 students in Glasgow.

Graham Investment Projects has submitted a planning permission application for the block in the Anderston area of the city.

A four-storey office building is set to be knocked down to make way for the student flats on Hydepark Street, near the River Clyde, just west of the Kingston Bridge.

Developers hope to include space for more than 200 bikes, outdoor terraces as well as a cinema and lounge area to accommodate students.

The office building is at 138 Hydepark Street near the Clyde Arc bridge

They described the building as an "elegant slim-line tower", claiming to have taken inspiration from the Seagram building, a 38-storey skyscraper on Park Avenue in New York.

They said it was a "significant opportunity to regenerate a brownfield site in a highly accessible location within Glasgow".

"Critically, the development addresses a well-documented need for student housing in Glasgow, supported by evidence of increasing student numbers," the developers said.