In May last year, A10 Architects submitted an application on behalf of Weiss Development Co. Ltd to knock down the former City Sawmills office building at 124 Craighall Road to make way for a five/six-storey block.

A design document included with the proposal stated that “the original brick building is showing evidence of settlement where cracking and sagging is evident”, adding that it was not “feasible or practical” to keep the building because of the level of remedial works required.

However, Glasgow MSP Paul Sweeney MSP applied to Historic Environment Scotland to have the building listed and also got it covered by a preservation notice, whilst it was assessed.

The heritage body agreed and granted C-listed status to the property in February this year. The Architectural Heritage Society for Scotland (AHSS) also objected to the demolition, arguing that while the building is architecturally modest, it is representative of the untold histories of the working class.

Now Jonathan Weiss has applied for that decision to be overturned, arguing that “there is no historic, design or age significance to be found in 124 Craighall Road to warrant the building to have listing status”.

C-listed status gives the building extra protection but does not rule out a decision in favour of demolition.

Responding to the appeal, Paul Sweeney MSP said: “This latest attempt by the developer to defy the weight of professional opinion from elected representatives and built heritage experts that the building is unwelcome and I trust that the listing will be upheld by Scottish Ministers.

“I call on the developer to instead make the effort to bring forward a revised design for the site that retains the listed building in situ. This is perfectly feasible to do.

“I encourage all interested citizens to write letters of support for the listing and to resist this obnoxious attempt to destroy our city’s built heritage.”

“The City Sawmills at Port Dundas are an outstanding example Glasgow’s industrial past, of which we should be incredibly proud. As a city and as a population, we should celebrate our history and our heritage, including our industrial past.

“There is absolutely no justification whatsoever for demolishing it.”