A former pub in Paisley is to be converted into a retail unit.
Renfrewshire Council chiefs have given a development firm the go ahead to overhaul the former Clancy’s pub, which is situated at 31 Causeyside Street.
Framed Estates Ltd, based on Seedhill Road, plans to transform the building by turning it into a space for a retailer to set up shop.
It will also divide the property – with one section being granted a licence for a “financial and professional services” business.
Council planning officers granted permission for the transformation on the condition that developers submit plans for how the shopfront will look “to ensure these details are in keeping with the character and appearance of the conservation area”, before proceeding with construction.
In the initial plans, drawings show the existing facade would be split into two shopfronts. Further detail on the appearance of these will need to be submitted to council planning chiefs ahead of building work beginning.
The former public house is located on the ground floor of a four-storey tenement within the Paisley town centre conservation area. It is bounded by a hairdresser to the south, a pend access to the north and residential flats above.
Any work on the building will be limited by restrictions that have been laid out in the council’s decision letter to the applicants.
They state: “The design, installation and operation of any plant, machinery or equipment shall be such that noise associated with the development does not exceed noise rating (NR) curve NR25 between the hours of 11pm and 7am, and NR35 at all other times, when measured within any dwelling in the vicinity of the development.
“Structure borne vibration from the proposed development shall be imperceptible within any dwelling in the vicinity of the development.”
The plans received no objections and a council report added: “The proposed development will support the role and function of Paisley town centre and enhance its setting by bringing a vacant building back into use.
“The proposed class 1 and 2 uses are acceptable within the town centre location and will contribute to the viability and vibrancy of the centre.”
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