Plans unveiled for cookery school at Glasgow city centre location

A Scottish cookery school is looking to open on the premises of a former restaurant at Glasgow’s Princes Square shopping centre.

Sheet Anchor Investments Ltd has asked Glasgow City Council for permission to use empty unit 53 in the Buchanan Street complex for a different purpose.

A letter to the council states: “The Scottish Academy of Food and Drink has expressed an interest in operating the unit with the primary use as the cookery school.”

A deli counter and coffee stand are also proposed, which would be open to the public.

Layout plans show how the school would include “a chef masterclass, cocktail masterclass and whisky tasting”.

“This will all be provided for private individuals who attend the cookery school,” the letter adds.

Initial designs also show a “speakeasy” area, wine-tasting space and a barista masterclass.

The letter, submitted on the applicant’s behalf by Montagu Evans, states the “proposed deli counter and coffee stand will be open to visiting members of the public, along with the proposed outdoor seating area within the Princes Square mall”.

Trading hours would be in accordance with Princes Square, with the current aim to open the deli counter between 9am and 1pm.

The application adds: “The proposed development represents an exciting opportunity for the mall and, importantly, occupies a vacant unit.”

Any further applications to alter the unit would be submitted by the prospective tenant. Council planners are currently considering the plans.