GLASGOW’S bustling Buchanan Galleries has been saved after plans to demolish it were scrapped. Major re-development plans had been submitted to tear down the 25-year-old shopping hub as part

Plans to demolish the Buchanan Galleries shopping centre in Glasgow have been dropped after the owners decided to change their redevelopment plan. An area around the centre on Sauchiehall Street was to be completely rebuilt as part of an £825m project to boost the day and night-time economies in the city.

The proposal, which involved replacing the shopping centre with a residential development and new city centre streets, faces a 'rethink' despite plans for a new neighbourhood going ahead.

Plans to demolish Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow have been dropped following a review of the redevelopment. Landsec's previous proposals would have replaced the existing building with a mixed use retail and residential site, along with new streets, to reflect changing shopping habits and encourage city living.

A plan to demolish Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow has been dropped following a review of the development. Landsec, which owns the city centre shopping mal,l had intended to replace it with a residential development and new streets to reflect changing shopping habits and encourage city living.

The future of Glasgow City Centre is once again uncertain as the Buchanan Galleries will no longer be demolished