Former Dunnes building on Sauchiehall Street to become 144-bed hotel

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 12:33 · Archive

Glasgow City Council is considering plans to convert the former Dunnes Stores building on Sauchiehall Street into a 144-bedroom boutique hotel.

Glasgow City Council is considering plans to convert the former C&A and Dunnes Stores building on Sauchiehall Street into a 144-bedroom boutique hotel. The Art Deco property, constructed in 1929 at the junction of Sauchiehall Street and Cambridge Street, has been empty since the Irish retail chain Dunnes closed in 2017. Plans state that the building shows 'visible evidence of prolonged disuse, including localised deterioration, vegetation growth and weathering'.

The application proposes a three-storey rooftop extension to create the additional hotel rooms, with the existing building retained and refurbished. The main hotel entrance would be on Cambridge Street, while a restaurant and bar would occupy the prominent Sauchiehall Street corner. According to the plans, the restaurant and bar are 'intended to operate as a destination in its own right as well as serving hotel guests, introducing a new publicly accessible hospitality use and supporting additional footfall and evening activity on Sauchiehall Street'.

One Cambridge Developments and Willstone Ventures Ltd are named as applicants, with Harinder Bassi listed as director of both firms. A public consultation event on the proposed project was held in June. Previous plans to create a 112-bed hotel on the site were withdrawn in 2020.

How it is being reported

• Former C&A building on Sauchiehall Street could be turned into 'boutique' hotelThe former C&A building on Sauchiehall Street could be turned into a “boutique” hotel under a new plan.The Herald · 28 Oct, 13:03
• New plans revealed for Glasgow's former Dunnes Stores buildingPlans have been lodged for a major transformation of the former Dunnes Stores building on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street.Glasgow Times · 28 Oct, 11:56
• C&A building on Glasgow Sauchiehall Street to become hotel as plans lodgedGlasgow City Council is considering an application to convert the store, which was last used by Dunnes.Glasgow Live · 28 Oct, 11:47

In this story: Sauchiehall Street · Glasgow · Dunnes Stores · One Cambridge Developments · Willstone Ventures Ltd

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