A new café bar and restaurant planned for the former Boots store in Congleton, could generate up to 30 jobs. Loungers submitted an application to Cheshire East Council last year to transform the vacant Boots store and the neighbouring empty gift shop on Bridge Street into a lounge/café bar and restaurant.
The proposal is set to be reviewed by the council's planning officers under delegated powers soon. Loungers 海角视频 Limited, which operates over 230 sites nationwide through two brands, The Lounges and The Cosy Clubs, already has Lounges in Macclesfield, Nantwich, and Warrington.
A design and access statement submitted by Turley on behalf of the applicant says: "Each new Lounge opening results in an investment of nearly £1m into the local high street and the creation of up to 30 new jobs on average."
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Those roles range from leadership positions to front of house staff, reports .
The planning document adds: "The aim of every Lounge is to tie in with local customers, so that they can make of the Lounge what they will, whether a customer wants to come in for a coffee after dropping children to school, a working lunch, or a tipple after work.
"There will be no adverse effects on the character of the area, amenities of residential occupiers, community safety and/or highway safety.
"The proposals are considered to complement the wider area which falls in a town centre location alongside a mixture of Class E establishments including other cafés restaurants. There will be no impact on highways as part of the scheme."
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