Student accommodation planned at former home for priests in Glasgow

The proposals, lodged on behalf of restaurateur Hajar Salih, would see the empty presbytery opposite St Roch’s Catholic Church converted into 13 student bedrooms with en-suite facilities.

Submitted by the applicant’s agent Padrino Design, the application states the building would also offer a communal kitchen, dining room, gym and library/study room.

The 12-apartment villa, known as St Roch’s Presbytery, was built to house parish priests, housekeeping staff and visiting members of the clergy. 

“A century and a quarter later, the building stands empty with some recent decay taking place,” the application states. 

“The internals of the building are being stripped back to structure and recreated using modern insulation techniques to bring the fabric up to 21st century standards.”