AN AWARD-winning Indian restaurant chain has submitted plans to combine two units in a Scottish city as it looks to open at a new location.
Savills have submitted proposals to Glasgow City Council on behalf of AECR UK Investment I Limited to combine the ground floor and basement units at 3/11 Nelson Mandela Place within the former A-listed Glasgow Stock Exchange building.
The planning documents suggest eatery Dishoom are looking to open up in the spot.
The unit at 3 Nelson Mandela Place was previously occupied by restaurant Absurd Bird which closed suddenly in July 2022. It has been vacant since then.
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It is estimated that the restaurant would create around 30 to 40 full time equivalent jobs.
"It will also help reduce the vacancy rate within the city centre and will improve the prospects of leasing the remaining space for commercial use, which will become more attractive as the vacancy rate reduces.
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"Without the amalgamation of these units, it is predicted that the unit would remain vacant for a further period."
A decision is expected to be made by Friday, January 3.
Founded in 2010, Dishoom was designed to match the Irani cafes that were popular in Mumbai in the 1960s.
Their first restaurant opened in Covent Garden and the company now operates 10 sites across the UK between Edinburgh, London, Birmingham and Manchester.
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