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This is the plan for this iconic Glasgow city centre building
Dunaskin Properties has been granted permission for a rooftop extension to a building on the corner of St Vincent Street and Renfield Street.
It can now refurbish the offices, which sit above Vietnamese street food restaurant Pho, a unit previously occupied by menswear shop Moss Bros.
Applications for planning permission and listed building consent , initially submitted in 2019, were approved last week.
There had been an objection from the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, which said the listed building would be 'badly served by the proposed massing, materials and loss of original historic fabric'.
Documents submitted on behalf of the applicant stated: 'The basis of this scheme is the redevelopment and extension of a Category B listed office building in the office district Glasgow city centre.
'The project is to provide 2300 square metre of grade A speculative office space within the city centre conservation area of Glasgow.'
They added the project will include the 'refurbishment and alteration of the upper existing three floors of derelict office space with existing attic space and roof being replaced with two additional floors of open plan flexible office suites'.
'The project improves accessibility, circulation and way-finding throughout the building,' the plans state. A newly reconfigured entrance area is also planned.
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The application also stated the work would take 'great care to respect the history of the existing building'.
It continued: 'It is therefore submitted that the proposals represent a major investment in the city centre providing commercial opportunities and indeed will strengthen the city centre's appeal as a destination for business while also enhancing the built environment.'
