PLANS have been submitted to combine two units in the city centre as an award-winning Indian restaurant chain looks to open in Glasgow. 

Savills have submitted proposals to Glasgow City Council on behalf of AECR UK Investment I Limited to combine the ground floor and basement units at 3/11 Nelson Mandela Place within the former A-listed Glasgow Stock Exchange building. 

The planning documents suggest eatery Dishoom are looking to open up in the spot. 

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The unit at 11 Nelson Mandela Place is currently in Class A1 (Retail) use and is leased to Premier. 

The unit at 3 Nelson Mandela Place was previously occupied by restaurant Absurd Bird which closed suddenly in July 2022. It has been vacant since then. 

It is estimated the restaurant would created around 30-40 full time equivalent jobs. 

(Image: AECR UK Investment I Limited) A cover letter for the plans states: "The proposal would have a positive impact upon the wider environment by introducing an active use into a vacant unit and generating a substantial number of new jobs. 

"It will also help reduce the vacancy rate within the city centre and will improve the prospects of leasing the remaining space for commercial use, which will become more attractive as the vacancy rate reduces. 

"Without the amalgamation of these units, it is predicted that the unit would remain vacant for a further period."

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A decision is expected to be made by Friday, January 3. 

Founded in 2010, Dishoom was designed to match the Irani cafes that were popular in Mumbai in the 1960s.

Their first restaurant opened in Covent Garden and the company now operates 10 sites across the UK between Edinburgh, London, Birmingham and Manchester.