A plan to build a new community on the site of a derelict graving docks that featured in an Oscar-winning movie has been given the go-ahead.

Glasgow’s planning committee voted unanimously for the construction of 304 homes at the disused Govan complex despite strong opposition from locals concerned about increased traffic and impact on the history of the area.

A riverside walkway, cycling route and a public square at the corner of Clydebrae Street and Stag Street, will be created around the site which played a starring role in the war film 1917 but has otherwise been closed for nearly 40 years.

Glasgow councillors believe the development by New City Vision presents a “major opportunity” to revive a part of the city’s industrial and cultural heritage.

There were more than 150 letters of support and 124 objections who included Angus Macmillan, whose set building and filming facility on Clydebrae Street supports the Scottish film industry.

He said the development would “directly affect the use of Glasgow for these productions”, and that Clydebrae Street is “too narrow to accommodate the increased traffic volume”.

He added: “We are currently in talks with productions until the end of 2026 who are waiting for the result of this planning application to decide whether they can use the Govan Shed due to noise issues from potential building works.”

However, Deirdre Gaughan, a former councillor for the area, said many people in Govan want to see the site developed. “Govan is a ghost town at night, absolutely deserted,” she told the committee.

New City Vision is leading a wider regeneration of the docks. Permission has already been granted to bring dock one back into use as a working dry dock, repairing historic ships.