Paisley city centre is proposing a new bus station off the main street. .The derelict site off the main road..
ALMOST 800 derelict cites in Glasgow could be used to help raise millions for public services, according to politicians.
A tax on vacant land in Scotland could raise £200 million a year for public services, research by the Scottish Greens suggests.
The report published by Andy Wightman MSP highlights there are 12,763 hectares of vacant or derelict land in Scotland, of which 69% could be developed.
Glasgow has 782 derelict sites, North Lanarkshire 487, North Ayrshire 281 and Edinburgh, where house prices are the highest of any Scottish city, 76.
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