Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods granted permission for sports bar in St Andrews
Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods have been granted permission to turn an old cinema in St Andrews into a sports bar.READ MORE: Justin Timberlake – ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ review: sullied superstar gets trapped in the typicalT-Squared Social is set to turn the New Picture House Cinema into a luxury bar with sports simulators, duckpin bowling and darts, as well as retaining two cinema screens.Timberlake and Woods are shareholders in the real estate company Nexus Luxury Collection, which made the sports bar application, and Fife Council, which the Scottish town falls under, said that it would “protect and enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area.” Meanwhile, it’s expected that around 40 to 45 jobs will be created as a result.In planning documents, the cinema’s owners said they’d have to close the New Picture Hotel if there wasn’t a change to the site, as it “currently runs at under 10 per cent occupancy and is no longer a viable stand-alone cinema operation.”According to the documents, the plans will allow locals to “experience a broader range of cinema, dining and entertainment” and will be “crucial in helping to secure a cinema offering going forward.”The cinema first opened in 1930. Some of the building’s main features, like the ceiling, walls and stage, are set to remain.