Plans to convert a redundant car sales room in South Cumbria into a new Greggs has been given the go-ahead.
Westmorland and Furness Council has granted planning permission to Cox Motor Group to convert the site of the former Seat sales room off Queen Katherine Avenue in Kendal into a branch of the bakery chain.
It will have indoor and outdoor seating areas and plans on being open from 5am to 10pm every day.
The application said: “Cox Motor group has owned the Kendal Motor Village site since 2005. The former car sales area within building 1 is now redundant as franchise requirements from the car companies require new standards.”
It added plans were previously granted to move the workshop area to a new building to the south of the applicant’s site which has now been built.
The previous MOT facilities on site were very old and needed to be updated to new regulations in vehicle testing, it said.
The proposed site of the new Greggs is next to the Aldi supermarket and opposite Morrisons, Halfords and other retail units.
Greggs already has two stores in Kendal in the Westmorland Shopping Centre and on Stricklandgate.
A report by planning officers said: “Aside from the issue of town centre vitality and the reasonable requirement for a sequential test, the proposed development undoubtedly marks sustainable development by virtue of its location, land-use context, the reuse of existing infrastructure, and accessibility.”
The planning application was approved on July 23.
