Two-storey restaurant and gym plan to breathe new life into Ayrshire town centre
dailyrecord.co.ukPlans to transform a former women's clothing shop into a two-storey restaurant and gym could breathe new life into Irvine town centre.Sava Estates have unveiled an ambitious vision for the former Happit store in High Street in a planning application lodged with North Ayrshire Council.They want to redevelop the long-vacant building to incorporate a restaurant over two floors at the front and a gym over two floors at the rear.Sava say their proposal will ensure the property is 'recycled for the common good' by providing a venue to wine and dine as well as a quality gymnasium in a central location.Documents lodged with the local authority show the main restaurant would occupy the ground floor with a function room upstairs.The gym would feature class/fitness rooms and changing/locker facilities on the ground floor with a range of training/fitness equipment on the upper floor.A supporting statement issued as part of Sava's application says: "The property at 124 High Street is a two storey flat roofed property of little architectural merit."While the building has a ground and upper floor it is curious in that there is a two storey section at the front with a single storey connecting to another two storey structure at the rear."The proposed development will ensure that the main frontage onto the High Street will contribute to the vitality and vibrancy of the centre while the gymnasium will ensure that a part of the building which might reasonably have been expected to remain vacant, will also be in productive use.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the
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