A bid to turn an empty unit at Glasgow Central Station into a bar and restaurant has been submitted to the council.
Major hospitality firm Mitchells & Butlers has asked Glasgow City Council for permission to convert and refurbish space above M&S Simply Food into an All Bar One.
There had previously been plans to open a Wetherspoons in the unit, but these were later dropped.
The new application states there would be a “similar fit out” to the approved project, when the council had concluded the works would “not detract from the historic character of the building and will not be detrimental to its appearance”.
Mitchells & Butlers is leasing the unit from Network Rail and proposes “minor, non-structural alterations” inside and new lighting at the main entrance.
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Its application adds the “proposed changes exclusively impact modern fixtures and fittings and do not adversely impact the historical importance, or significance, of the listed building or the conservation area”.
There is currently an All Bar One on the corner of St Vincent Street and West Nile Street in Glasgow city centre.
Meanwhile, plans have also been submitted to the council to transform an empty B-listed building on Sauchiehall Street into a pub and restaurant.
A planning application to convert the basement, ground and upper three floors of 123 Sauchiehall Street, next to the former Watt Brothers, has been submitted by Threadneedle Property Unit Trust.
Proposals submitted to Glasgow City Council so far include accessible rooms on every floor with lift access, retention of three retail units on the ground floor and the proposed ground floor level pub serving food with access from the back of Sauchiehall Lane.
The developer also wants to reinstate the main stairwell and lift from Sauchiehall Street.
Opinions have already been sought from Glasgow City Council and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) on the plans.
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