Plans have been revealed to move a West Cumbrian town’s Greggs store across the road.
The bakery chain has applied for permission for new signs on a building in Cleator Moor on High Street.
The former bookmakers would be transformed into a new Greggs branch.
The firm’s planning application said: “The application site is a prominent building centrally located within both Cleator Moor town centre and the Cleator Moor Conservation Area.
“The present run down and dilapidated appearance of the building detracts from the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed buildings.
“It is considered that the physical alterations to the building which has itself been altered over the years prior to the designation of the Cleator Moor Conservation Area in 2001, have been well designed and are entirely appropriate to the building and sympathetic to it.
“The proposals retain existing external features which contribute to the character of the building and reflect the functional form and traditional character of the building.
“The overall scale, form and design of the building will not alter to any great degree. The external alterations proposed, in the form of new and altered shopfronts and signage, have also been kept to a minimum and designed to be sympathetic to existing window and door openings and are considered to be appropriate to the appearance and historic uses of the building.
“It is further considered that the proposals will have a slight positive impact on the setting of listed council offices, library and memorial fountain within the Market Square and on the former Co-operative supermarket (Phoenix House) on Jacktrees Road and a neutral impact on the setting of the listed former NatWest Bank, 58 High Street, and 13-20 High Street.”
The application is being considered by Cumberland Council.
