Plans for a new Greggs drive-thru on the site on a rundown pub have been branded ‘a recipe for a nightmare’. The popular fast-food bakery wants to demolish the former Farmer’s Arms, in Cheadle Heath, and set up shop on the site of the old landmark boozer.
Proposals for the new outlet went before local councillors and residents - but were not received well. The proposed restaurant would have eat-in facilities, with outdoor seating and 24 parking spaces as well as a drive-thru lane including order and collection points.
A planning application was submitted to Stockport council last summer - leading to residents immediately raising concerns about the impact on traffic at the busy junction of Stockport Road and Edgeley Road. All vehicles would enter and exit via the Edgeley Road side of the site, at what is described as a 'highly accessible location'.
