Developers will be banned from building any new student flats in two parts of the city under new rules.
A new plan to guide student accommodation in Glasgow has been approved by the council after a public consultation.
Around 500 people commented on the proposed changes which focused on the location of student accommodation and their design.
Glasgow City Council is looking to introduce two new areas (South Partick/ Yorkhill and Cowcaddens/ Townhead) where more student accommodation won't be supported and new criteria to assess a potential over-concentration of student accommodation in a particular area.
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The changes will also impact the design criteria, including a requirement for a publically accessible ground floor and the introduction of a mixed-tenure requirement for developments over a certain development site threshold.
Following the consultation, changes were added to the guidance including the guiding principle that no one area has limitless capacity for student accommodation and the importance of considering built heritage in the design process.
Councillor Kenny McLean, City Convener for Neighbourhood, Housing and Public Realm at Glasgow City Council, said, said: “The new planning guidance on student accommodation will stop over-concentration in certain areas of the city and improve quality of design.
"While student accommodation is key to attracting and supporting a key part of Glasgow’s social and economic life, this more balanced approach to future development and provision will benefit our student population and the wider city.”
The guidance will now be submitted to the Scottish Government for consideration, and if no changes are proposed, will be adopted by the council.
