Plans have been revealed for the new immigration detention centre near Glasgow Airport.

The Home Office last month announced proposals to close Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre and open a new detention facility near Glasgow Airport.

Dungavel, near Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, is due to close towards the end of 2017 pending a successful planning application to build a new short-term holding facility near Glasgow Airport.

The UK Government said replacing Dungavel with a secure centre is part of a strategy for a "more efficient and cost-effective detention estate".

Drawings of the plans for the new holding centre at the site of the former Clansman Club on Abbotsinch Road, Paisley, have now been revealed in planning papers.

The proposed short-term facility would have 51 beds and be a part single, part two-storey building.

It would be used to accommodate people detained during immigration enforcement operations.

The vast majority of stays would be used for "considerably less than seven days", the Home Office said.

Dungavel, which has been the at the centre of controversy for a number of years, is currently under-used due to its remote location.

The centre, which is the only one of its kind in Scotland, was opened in 2001 and holds up to 249 detainees.

Immigration minister Robert Goodwill said: "We keep our detention estate under constant review to ensure we have the right resources in the right places.

"The new short-term holding facility would provide easy access to London airports, from where most removals take place, meaning those with no right to be in the UK can be removed with less delay.

"Closing Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre as a consequence fits with that approach and will result in a significant saving for the public purse."

Dungavel is expected to close within a few months of the new facility opening next year.

In May, hundreds of campaigners joined a protest calling for its closure over its continued use for detaining asylum seekers and migrants awaiting deportation.

Angela Constance, Cabinet secretary for communities, social security and equalities, said: "The Scottish Government has long campaigned for the replacement of Dungavel with a more humane system.

"However, by introducing a rapid removal facility, there is a real risk that people who have been living in Scotland will either have their opportunities to challenge their deportation restricted or be taken to immigration removal centres far away from their families, friends and legal representation.

"This move could make it considerably more difficult for them to pursue their cases and have serious impacts on their mental health.

"We will be seeking urgent clarification from the UK Government on their proposals and guarantees around the way in which asylum seekers based in Scotland facing deportation will be treated."