Glasgow City Council investigating vape shop that opened beside historic Charles Rennie Mackintosh tearoom
Glasgow City Council is investigating a vape shop that opened beside a historic Charles Rennie Mackintosh tearoom without required consents.Summary
Glasgow City Council has launched a planning investigation into a vape shop that opened next to the 120-year-old Willow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street, a category A-listed building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Paul Sweeney MSP raised concerns that the shop opened without listed building or conservation area consent. The Garnethill Community Council and the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society also wrote to the council, warning of an increased fire risk to the 1903 building, citing a March blaze at a nearby vape shop. The council confirmed a case officer will investigate, though enforcement action is discretionary and will only be taken if clear planning harm is demonstrated. The investigation comes amid heightened scrutiny following fires that damaged Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art in 2014 and 2018.
(Source：Stv News)
