An image showing the scale of the window overlooking the Howff.
A Dundee company has resubmitted plans to create a new restaurant overlooking the Howff cemetery after its original proposals were branded an “act of civic vandalism”.
West One Properties wanted to transform premises at 5 Bank Street into a 70-cover restaurant.
The plans for a glass extension at the rear that would “float” over the cemetery proved unpalatable and were rejected unanimously by councillors in April.
The company has submitted a new application for a 60-seat restaurant.
Instead of a new extension built out over the graveyard, the new plans proposed creating a “large picture window” overlooking the headstones instead.
A design statement submitted to Dundee City Council on behalf of West One by Brunton Design chartered architects said the giant window would allow diners to “be part” of the Howff
For the full story, see Tuesday’s Dundee edition of The Courier
