Plans submitted for new bar and restaurant at busy railway station

A new restaurant could open in Glasgow Central station as plans to turn an empty unit into an All Bar One have 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.

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.

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.

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