A new bar is set to open in a former Cleveleys bank after planners gave the scheme the go-ahead.
The Greedy Banker will be a new food and drink venue based in the former HSBC building at the main junction and tramway crossing on Victoria Square.
Renovation and repainting of the building are underway, with the building also getting a refit to support its new use as an entertainment venue.
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Temporary signs have now gone up in the windows stating that the new venue is to open soon.
The new application, submitted to Wyre Council by Wayne Leek, was for a change of use of ground-floor retail sale of goods premises to a drinking establishment, with associated ancillary storage above and formation of external rear first-floor seating area to the rear with access stairs.
A planning statement by Abbott-Hull Associates, in support of the application, says the re-use of the existing building can be carried out without undue alterations or extensions .
It states: "The property is within a defined Town Centre and a very accessible location close to other public amenities.
"It is expected that the premises would encourage and promote the use of other local businesses within the area and improve the vitality of the area by bringing a vacant building back into use.
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"The submitted plans are respectful and sympathetic to the character of the local area and provides adequate facilities to mitigate any potential impact, therefore, we consider our proposal should be considered favourably."
It comes as another former bank building in the centre of Cleveleys could become additional premises for a booming local business.
The Backstage Bars company has applied to Wyre Council for a premises licence for the town's ex-NatWest building, which closed as a bank in April.
Ian Fletcher, the main behind Backstage Bars, confirmed that if the application is successful, the new bar is intended to be additional to the company's Backstage Bar in Victoria Road West, which opened two year ago in the former CJ Cycles shop and has proved really successful.
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