An empty shop unit on Seedhill Road in Paisley is set to come back into use as a small café and takeaway after Renfrewshire Council approved the plans.
Planning permission for the change of use was sought by architects SGA Studio on behalf of the applicant, and has now been granted subject to conditions.
What's planned
The ground-floor unit sits between a block of flats and a convenience store. The new business will mainly be a takeaway café, selling tea, coffee, soft drinks and food made on the premises, with room for around 15 customers to sit in.
Opening hours are planned as 7am to 8pm. The application makes clear there will be no late-night opening, no bar or licensed premises and no entertainment.
Most of the work will be inside: a commercial kitchen, a seating area, a counter and a new accessible toilet. The main change to the outside of the building will be a new extraction flue for the kitchen.
The applicant says the café is meant to serve people who already live and work in the area, rather than drawing in crowds from further afield.
Council's view
In approving the plans, the council said the new use would bring the ground-floor unit back into active use and make a positive contribution to the building. Planners confirmed the proposal was in line with the local development plan.
No opening date or name for the café has been announced yet. If you know more, get in touch with paisley.org.uk.
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Photo: Seedhill, Paisley by Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.