Details of a £110million development on the former Selfridges site in the Merchant City have been lodged with city planners.

The massive scheme will result in a new hotel, shops, restaurants, bistros, homes and a public square.

It is a joint venture between London-based Mace, which has been involved in some of the most high profile projects in Britain and Mercer Real Estates Partners.

The site, which is bounded by Wilson Street, Hutcheson Street, Candleriggs and Trongate has been lying derelict for more than 15 years.

A wide range of uses are planned for the area which is seen as the last piece in the regeneration of Merchant City.

They will surround a new central square called Brunswick Place in honour of the first Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald who was born in Glasgow 200 years ago in a property in that street.

A new pedestrian route will run from the south west of the site to the north-east connecting Argyll Street to Merchant Square and the City Halls.

The development will include 135 flats for sale on the Wilson Street/Candleriggs corner, 377 flats for rent along Candleriggs, a 124 room boutique hotel facing the public square, a 597 bed student block fronting Hutcheson Street and 57,000sq ft of shops, restaurants and bistros.

The units will vary in size to cater for smaller local niche retailers as well as well-known high street brands.

Car parking will only be available for the privately owned flats as the scheme is within walking distance of the main commercial area, rail and bus stations.

However secure cycle parking will be provided throughout the development.

Properties will feature green roofs and roof top gardens planted with native species and bird boxes.

It is hoped a decision on the planning application will be made this summer and that work will begin in Spring next year.

Mike Myles, development director for Mace, said: "We are delighted to maintain the momentum on the site and move the proposed scheme to the next stage following an extensive period of pre-application planning discussions.

"We have worked hard over the past six months with Glasgow City Council and local stakeholders to design a scheme which we believe will positively contribute to the already successful Merchant City."

Mace chief executive officer David Grover said: "We are extremely excited with the plans that have been developed so far which we believe provides a comprehensive mixed use scheme that will cater for all age groups.

"We very much see this as a place that people will want to live, shop and relax and look forward to moving the development to the delivery stage."

Selfridges acquired the site around 13 years ago for a flagship store but work was never started and the area quickly became derelict.

The application follows nine months of detailed discussions with the city council and local stakeholders.

More than 70 people attended a public consultation event in the City Halls in September and the scheme was presented to Merchant City and Trongate community council and the Glasgow Urban Design Panel.

As a result of comments made, a number of changes were made to the design of the scheme.

City council leader Gordon Matheson, who is local councillor for the area, said: "We cannot comment on individual planning applications, but we welcome any investment in the city and particularly investment which will help make Glasgow even more attractive as a place to live, study, work, shop and visit."

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stuart Patrick said: "This site has been a blot on the success story of the Merchant City for over a decade and we're pleased moves to develop it and bring it into commercial and residential use have reached the planning stage.

"The imaginative pop-up use of the site during the Commonwealth Games showed its potential as a people magnet, and we're glad there is a new public square for Glasgow incorporated in the plan.

"That part of the development fronts on to a section of Argyle Street that has needed a boost for some time is an added plus.

"Our recent Tomorrow's City Centre white paper highlighted the need to have more people residing in the heart of Glasgow, both for vitality and increased safety, and this development will greatly add to those living and working there and enjoying everything the city centre has to offer."

Mace is an international consultancy, construction and investment company employing over 4000 people across five continents with a turnover in excess of £1billion.

It won a £75million contract to deliver the construction of the London Eye which was one of the most complicated engineering projects in modern history.

The firm was awarded a £950m contract for Heathrow Terminal 5 which was one of the largest and highest profile construction projects in Europe.

It won a £428m contract to construct The Shard in London - one of the tallest buildings in Europe housing offices, a hotel, flats and restaurants.

Mace took the role of construction managers for the extension to the Tate Modern gallery in London with a contract worth £215m.

It acted as project manager for the 2012 London Olympics Athletes Village and won a £102m contract for work on providing new galleries at the British Museum.

The company was responsible for ITV's new production facility in Trafford where Coronation Street is filmed.

It won a £100million contract for work on the London Underground modernisation and a £120m contract to help deliver the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002.

Mace was also project managed the conversion of Hampden Stadium into an athletics track for the Commonwealth Games.