A bid to sell off a publicly-owned Glasgow wood to make way for a £10m housing development has been approved despite a community campaign.

Glasgow City Council has provisionally agreed to sell off the three-acre North Kelvin Meadow site for 90 flats to be built there.

Scores of campaigners turned out on Tuesday at the site, between Maryhill and Kelvinside, to protest against the move by the local authority.

The popular green space is used by the community for art events, gardening, socialising with the children's wood used for playgroups and forest school clubs.

Schoolchildren, residents and politicians were among the huge group gathered at the North Kelvin Meadow this morning ahead of the site visit by planning officials.

Among the protesters were Game of Thrones star Kate Dickie and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson.

Scots rapper Loki said: " This space is a wee bit more wild and people can come here and express themselves and I think that is important."

Councillor Kieran Wild, whose ward includes North Kelvin Meadow said: "I am extremely disappointed that the planning committee didn't use its powers to refuse the application. There were valid reasons to do this, but the Labour Councillors on the committee have forced it through against the wishes of the community."

Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow and Scottish Green candidate for Glasgow Kelvin, said the council's decision showed "contempt" for local residents.

He said: "I'm disgusted by the decision that has been made today. After years of Glasgow City Council's neglect of the site, the local community worked hard together to create something inspiring, and the council's reaction began with threats of legal action and now ends with a promise to send in the bulldozers.

"Any local council should be proud to have a community like the people who created North Kelvin Meadow, but instead they are showing nothing but contempt. I don't expect the local residents simply to give up, and the Greens will continue to offer whatever support we can."

In an unusual move, the same council committee also agreed a second competing application to maintain the site as a community space.

Scottish ministers have indicated they will call in the case for further scrutiny.