A dangerous buildings notice had already been issued for the Sauchiehall Street venue and now the city's planning committee has granted listed building consent for a full demolition.
Plans to demolish the fire-ravaged O2 ABC on Sauchiehall Street have been given the go ahead due to concerns over public safety.
At a meeting on Tuesday, councillors on the city’s planning committee approved an application for consent to completely demolish the C-listed building. A building standards official told the committee that the owners are “legally obliged” to comply with the dangerous building notice. She said the committee could decide on conditions attached to the consent. One condition requires the owners to take “all reasonable steps to salvage materials from the demolished building for reuse, repurposing and recycling”. They must submit a written list of items prior to demolition.
The report added upper sections of the facade are “unrestrained and in danger of collapse” and building standards staff are concerned over “how long the deteriorating facade structure can survive without collapse”. Historic Environment Scotland initially objected but later accepted there are “limited options for the meaningful repair of the majority of the building, including the arcaded parts of the front elevation”.Sign up to our daily Glasgow Live newsletter here to receive news and features direct to your inbox
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