164A Buchanan Street City Centre Glasgow G1 2LW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Use of retail unit (Class 1A) as cafe (Class 3). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
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- 45 m3-7 Dundas Street, GlasgowGrade B
- 48 m34, 36, 38 West George Street, GlasgowGrade B
- 51 mAthenaeum Theatre, 179 Buchanan Street, GlasgowGrade A
- 60 mThe Athenaeum, 8 Nelson Mandela Place, GlasgowGrade A
- 67 mSt George's Tron Parish Church, 163 Buchanan Street, GlasgowGrade A
- 93 mFaculty Hall, 68 West George Street, GlasgowGrade A
- 97 mStock Exchange, 155-159 Buchanan Street, GlasgowGrade A
- 101 mVictoria Baths, 106 West Nile Street, GlasgowGrade B
- 107 m85 West George Street, GlasgowGrade B
- 109 mClydesdale Bank Headquarters, 30-40 St Vincent Place, GlasgowGrade A
- 113 m60 West Nile Street, 58, GlasgowGrade B
- 116 m110, 112, 114, 116, 118 West Nile Street, GlasgowGrade C
- 119 mW. Hopwood & Company Ltd, 11, 13, 15 Bath Street, GlasgowGrade B
- 123 mQueen Street Station, West George Street, GlasgowGrade A
- 124 mThe Citizen Building, 24 St Vincent Place, GlasgowGrade A
- 126 mWestern Club, 147 Buchanan Street, GlasgowGrade A
- 129 mThe Royal Bank Of Scotland, 92, 98 West George Street, GlasgowGrade B
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- 135 mAnchor Building, 12, 14, 16 St Vincent Place, GlasgowGrade A
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Important details
- Council
- Glasgow
- Application type
- Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use
- Postcode
- G1 2LW
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Parish
- Dundasvale
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Use is Unlawful
- Decision date
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Mackay Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 71 days from validation, about the council's usual 68 days. Refused, as 24% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Glasgow in the last twelve months, from validation. Glasgow decision record →
Public comments
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 100756637-001
- Comments by
- 20 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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