A bid to build a 58-bed care home next to Greenbank Church in Clarkston has been rejected but an extension to the church can go ahead.
East Renfrewshire’s planning committee turned down an application from Morrison Community Care due to concerns over parking and overprovision of care homes. However, councillors agreed new church halls and community facilities could be created.
Planners had recommended both applications should be approved, with one official reporting the church had advised “the income from the land sale [to Morrison Community Care] will complete the funding required for the extension to the church”.
