The former Scottish Power headquarters in Glasgow is to be converted into residential flats in a £40m project.

Property developer FM Group has lodged a detailed planning application for the Spean Street site in Cathcart with Glasgow Council’s planning department. The B-listed Cathcart House will be sensitively converted into 80 apartments over five levels with a central light well and amenity courtyard and new leisure and commercial outlets on the ground floor.

The adjacent office extension building will be refurbished to make way for 45 apartments over six levels with underground car parking and a feature garden terrace.

Jonathon Milne, director of FM Group, said: “These plans have been well received locally and we are excited about the potential for this development which will provide highly desirable, city living.

“FM Group has gained a reputation for refurbishing buildings into award-winning mixed-use projects.”