Muse Developments has lodged a detailed planning application with Aberdeen City Council for the £107m Marischal Square development.

The proposals for the former St Nicholas House site include a mix of commercial and civic space, as well as full pedestrianisation of a section of Broad Street. Offices, retail units, restaurants and a hotel would be located on the site, along with landscaping and public realm improvements. In addition, the developers added that they had listened to feedback, and as a result, more public space has been made available while greater prominence has been given to Provost Skene's House.

The site is due to be handed over to Muse later this year, with the work being completed in 2017.

The plans for Marischal Square include:


• 175,000 sq ft of offices with 250 associated car spaces

• 125 bed four-star hotel

• 14,500 sq ft of civic space in front of Provost Skene's House

• 42,900 sq ft of civic space on Broad Street between Marischal College and the Marischal Square site (one and a half times the size of Castlegate)

• Full pedestrianisation of this section of Broad Street

• A mixture of granite and glass in the elevations.

The site is due to be handed over to Muse later this year, with the work being completed in 2017.

Valerie Watts, Chief Executive of Aberdeen City Council, said: "The project has reached a significant milestone with the submission of the planning application. The designs reflect the significant amount of comment that's been received and reinforces the hard work carried out by Muse and council officers in the consulting the public on how best we can develop the site."

Muse Developments' Regional Director Steve Turner added: "This is obviously an important stage for the project and we are delighted to be in a position to submit a planning application which we believe has the potential to make a long-term positive impact on the economy in Aberdeen.

"Each of the development partners involved believes it is vital the city has the right mix of office and commercial space to capitalise on the opportunities which will arise as the city continues to enjoy a significant business boom."

(JP/IT)