A decision on plans to restore the at-risk Caldwell House and build a retirement village has been delayed to allow a site visit.
Planning officials at East Renfrewshire Council had recommended the project could be approved despite concerns over the number of trees set to be chopped down and the impact on health services.
However, councillors on an extended planning committee narrowly voted in favour of visiting the site before making a call on the proposal, which would see greenbelt land near Uplawmoor developed.
