AN eight year fight to stop the development of a Glasgow green space could come to an end tomorrow.

Following a site visit at 9.15am, Glasgow Council's Planning Committee will decide what happens to North Kelvin Meadow.

The committee will sit at 11.30am to discuss whether the land be sold off to New City Vision Ltd to build 90 houses.

They will also decide on The Children Wood Group's planning application which has asked the council to keep the land as it is, a wild green space for community use.

One scenario is they could approve both and let a meeting of full council make a final decision.

Meanwhile, the Scottish Government have asked for a report on the matter and may intervene if the council decides to sell the land off for housing.

Ian Black will deliver a presentation at the hearing on behalf of North Kelvin Meadow campaign group.

Ian lives in Sanda Street and organised the original planting of trees and grass back in 1994.

He said: “Needless to say this is a crucial time for the land and its future. We feel over this last eight years in particular we've made a very strong case for the land to remain as it is and not get destroyed.

Council and government policy backs that up but alas sometimes councils don't follow their own policy.”

Douglas Peacock, another resident who started the community organisation and gave the name North Kelvin Meadow to the land in October 2008, said: “It’s been a David versus Goliath battle this last eight years and it really shouldn't have been as what North Kelvin Meadow is about is the health and wellbeing of the people, especially young kids, at no cost to the taxpayer other than forgoing the sale price of the land which is a short term fix to a budget problem and isn't backed by planning policy.”

An email issued by campaigners invites interested parties to organised demonstrations during the site visit and when the planning committee is sitting.

It states: “Glasgow City Council Planning Committee will visit the meadow and wood on the 26th of January, at 9:15am, they will then make a decision on both The Children's Wood application to keep the land 'wild and for the community' and the New City Vision application to' build 90 residences on the land.

“It is important that as many people are on the land as possible for this visit. Please meet on NKM and CW at 9:15am for the committee visit. Bring your banners with you and as many people as possible. Please state which school, group or organisation you are from so that the committee can get a feel for the level of support and use of the land.

“After the site visit, we will then travel to the City Chambers for 11am by bus - or make your own way as before - to be outside the City Chambers for when the committee make a decision on both applications. Please join us for as much of this day as possible. If you can only come to part of it, please try to make the meadow and wood for 9:15am

“This will be our only chance to show the planning committee the land and how valued and loved the space is to this community and that we have a plan for its future.”