Derelict shops near Stockport town centre that have stood empty for 15 years could be demolished to make way for new flats. The two-storey building, at Shaw Heath, was previously home to a furniture shop, a glazier and a baker and also had apartments on the first floor.
Vacant since around 2007, it is now in a ‘significant state of disrepair’, with planning papers noting that water is leaking in and part of the ground floor has collapsed. But now plans have been brought forward to knock down the 1920s building and build nine new one and two-bed flats at the site on the fringes of the town centre.
The proposals aim to create a ‘high quality’ design that ‘respects local character’ and creates ‘a sense of place and identity, with complimentary materials’, according to documents submitted with the application from Mr M and Mr S Khan.
