AN “ADVENTURE” bar with axe throwing and crazy golf could open in the St Enoch Centre.

Plans have been submitted to Glasgow City Council which request permission to convert four units into a Boom: Battle Bar.

The move has been proposed to address the current vacancy rate at the centre, with the retail sector continuing to decline.

Submitted by the St Enoch Trustee Company, the application asks for a change of use, from retail to leisure.

It would see a former Mothercare, ex Tui unit and two premises which have been used by Glasgow Museums turned into a bar. All the units have been marketed for retail use, with the old Tui site offered to businesses since 2014.

Boom: Battle Bar is named in the application as the proposed operator of the site. The company, which is looking to open its first bar in Scotland, has premises in Norwich and Cardiff and plans to operate in Liverpool too.

A spokesman for the company said: "We’re super excited to bring on the Boom in Glasgow.

"We’re an adventure bar offering games such as Bavarian Axe Throwing, Electric Darts, Crazier Golf, Shuffleboard, Boom: Battleground and whatever else our brains can think up.

"Alongside our amazing games, we’ve got super tasty street food, delicious ‘Instagrammable’ cocktails, random decor, a photobooth and a comfortable seating area for you to have a drink and check out the games. 

"The perfect place to take your mates, dates and everyone else that fancies having a go."

He added: "We’re hoping to be open for summertime, COVID permitting of course, to bring the good times to Glasgow and add to our bars in Norwich, Cardiff and Liverpool."

Savills, the applicant’s agent, has told the council: “The proposal would have a positive impact upon the wider environment by introducing an active use into vacant units and will generate a substantial number of new jobs.

“It will also help reduce the vacancy rate within the St Enoch Centre and will improve the prospects of leasing the remaining space for retail use, which will become more attractive as the vacancy rate reduces.

“Without the conversion of the units to leisure use, it is predicted that the units would be vacant for a further period. This would be detrimental for the vibrancy of the St Enoch Centre and the city centre.”

When the application was submitted in December, the centre’s first floor mall, which has 41 units, had 15 vacancies. There will be 50 units once a new cinema and leisure quarter is complete.

Bosses do not expect improvements in the retail sector “any time soon” due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

If the bar gets approval, it would be open between 10am and 12am from Sunday to Thursday and between 10am and 2am on Friday and Saturday. There would be a food offering.

Last year, the city council gave permission for a mini-golf course to open in the St Enoch centre while a nine-screen cinema and nine restaurants are set to open in the eastern end as part of a £40m scheme.