F&C REIT has submitted plans for a new leisure complex at its linked Bon Accord and St Nicholas malls in Aberdeen, which will include seven new restaurant units.
The full proposals include a 28,000sq ft cinema and 30,000sq ft of restaurants on a new upper level.
If approved, the restaurant phase could be completed by autumn 2015 with the cinema complex following early in 2016.
The new design also includes the creation of a new entrance from Upperkirkgate at Drum’s Lane, leading to an external courtyard and providing access to the upper level of the mall where the new leisure area would be situated.
Craig Stevenson, Bon Accord & St Nicholas centre manager, said: “We have a very strong track record of innovation and evolution in the retail sector and the proposed development project is viewed as the next significant step.
“What we are proposing is different from anything else on offer in Aberdeen, with a focus on providing a high end leisure experience. The cinema would be unique to the city, with a luxury approach, and the intention would be to replicate that by attracting a number of new and exciting restaurant names to the north-east.”
