HISTORIC City Centre Building Can Be Turned Into Hotel

by Jeremy Burrows | Apr 9, 2021 | Hotels

HOTEL use has been approved for a vacant B-listed building in the Merchant City. Glasgow planners have granted a change-of-use application submitted for premises on the corner of Glassford Street and Wilson Street. The building, which dates from 1908, was last used as...

DENNISTOUN Drive-Thru Coffee Shop Plan Abandoned Again

by Jeremy Burrows | Apr 9, 2021 | Food and Drink

A BID to develop a drive-thru coffee shop in Glasgow’s East End has been shelved for a second time. The Starbucks had been proposed for Alexandra Parade, in the grounds of the 24-hour BP filling station between Craigpark and Lloyd Street. Glasgow City Council’s...

DESIGN Contract To Be Awarded For George Square And Surrounding Avenues Project

by Jeremy Burrows | Apr 8, 2021 | Active Travel, Public Realm

CHANGES to George Square and adjacent streets have moved a step forward with selection of a design team. Glasgow City Council has today recommended that the contract for the George Square Area Project be awarded to John McAslan and Partners. Alongside the development...

WEST End Bakery Gets Cafe Refusal Overturned

by Jeremy Burrows | Apr 7, 2021 | Food and Drink

A GOVERNMENT planning judge has ruled that Cottonrake Bakery can turn an empty Glasgow West End shop into a cafe. The eatery appealed after twice being refused permission by Glasgow City Council to change the use of vacant premises at 717 Great Western Road, near...

PLANNING Application Submitted For Massive City Centre Student Block

by Jeremy Burrows | Apr 6, 2021 | Student Accommodation

How the new building would look A STUDENT accommodation provider has moved forward with its plan for a new Glasgow City Centre development. iQSA want to demolish a 1970s office building at 225 Bath Street and build a “carefully considered” accommodation...