Convenience Store Proposals For Pub Car Park
A convenience store could be developed on the car park of a public house in Wrexham if planning proposals are given the go ahead.
In an application submitted to Wrexham Council it is proposed that a Co-op store is erected on the rear car park of the Five Crosses Inn on Ruthin Road, Minera. The site itself has been selected as a ‘suitable and sustainable location for the development of a neighbourhood food store facility’.
It is noted within the application’s Planning Statement that the proposed Co-Op store will serve a local catchment area which would provide ‘top-up shop’ facilities to the community.
The Five Crosses Inn will remain open and continue to trade as usual if the food store proposals are approved.
Initial proposals to develop a convenience store on the rear car park to the Five Crosses were submitted back in January, however the application was withdrawn to address concerns regarding:
– Parking provision
– Non car mode accessibility
– Potential for noise disturbance
– Visual amenity
The proposals are a resubmission of the previous scheme, which features a reduction in store size and a ‘subsequent increase in parking’.
As with the previous application the new proposals seek planning permission for the erection of a single storey convenience food store, incorporating an ATM machine, landscaping and car parking facilities. Access to the store would be via the current Five Crosses Inn entrance on Ruthin Road.
Details of the appearance of the store are also provided within the Planning Statement, with the documents describing the development a ‘modern stand alone unit, with glazing to the principal elevations providing window displays, resulting in an attractive and active frontage while also increasing the amount of natural daylight in the unit’.
If planning proposals for the development are approved, a total of 20 jobs will be created – including six full time roles and 14 part time positions.
A summary in the Planning Statement notes: “The scheme will make an efficient use of an existing underused site within an established residential and commercial area. The construction of the new store will improve local retail facilities and allow for increased choice and competition.
“Moreover the development is accessible by a choice of means of transport will be easily accessible on foot to the surrounding mixed use area and will deliver positive benefits in terms of improving the vitality of the area, boosting the local economy and creating in excess of 20 jobs.”
The application is expected to go before Wrexham’s Planning Committee at a later date.
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