Plans for a new floating restaurant to be moored beside the Finnieston Crane on the River Clyde in Glasgow have been lodged by Clydeside Restaurants Ltd.
The planning application submitted to Glasgow City Council on behalf of the Glasgow restaurant group, headed by MD Derek Mallon, seeks to build mooring under the iconic Finnieston Crane for a number of vessels including a barge which would house the restaurant.
The restaurant would be ideally placed close to the recently rebranded SEC (formerly SECC) and the Hydro.
According to Clydeside Restaurants Ltd, the idea for the floating restaurant has arisen from “the growth in demand for new restaurants to serve the SECC and Hydro” and aims to “maximise the potential provided by the River Clyde by enhancing the attractiveness of the river”.
The new restaurant will also “provide a return on investment for City Council investment in the SECC and Hydro and adds to the attraction of this area of the city.”
The proposal added that if given the go-ahead, the project has the potential to “increase the range of choice in quality and style of activity along the River” and “will increase the awareness and the attractiveness of the Finnieston Crane and with options for future lighting around the crane.”
As the new restaurant will be moored below the low waterline it doesn’t require planning permission but it does need permission to create the moorings, associated works and parking.
The proposal explains, “The enclosed planning application seeks consent for the erection of moorings with associated structures and other works.
“The proposal seeks to form a new access to the river with moorings and ramp access from Finnieston Quay and to promote associated structures at the entrances to the ramps and for storage and containment of refuse waste and services within the site.
“The proposal will also incorporate allocation of existing parking spaces and definition of pedestrian access routes to this facility.”
Planning officials at Glasgow City Council are still to decide on the plans.
Images: ADF Architects
