The oldest pub in Glasgow is once again under threat after an application was lodged for new student accommodation in the city centre.

A 12-storey block would be erected at the junction of High Street, Duke Street and George Street, housing 326 cluster flats and 100 self‐contained studio flats.

It means the Old College Bar, which is at 219 High Street, would be raised to the ground to make way for the new property.

The pub is said to have opened in the early 19th century before being granted its licence in 1812, and has remained in place ever since.

The property does not have listed building status. The decision on whether or not to approve the application is expected by mid-February.

In 2013, plans were revealed by owner Colin Beattie to tear down the public house as part of redevelopment plans.

Later that year, the bar was forced to close for six months over mounting energy bills but it reopened in 2014.

More proposals to replace the pub surfaced in 2015 after the buildings were labelled "dangerous", which contradicted claims from two years earlier.

It comes at the same time The Press Bar on Albion Street also faces demolition with surrounding office blocks less predominant in the journalism industry.