Plans have been put forward to breathe a new lease of life into a building which housed a long-standing furniture shop in Bulwell. Submitted on behalf of applicant Fawzi Jaf, the proposals seek to convert the ground floor of the former Times Furniture store, in Main Street, into three new shops.
Whilst the upper floors are expected to be converted into new flats under the plans which have been submitted to Nottingham City Council. Planning documents say the building has been vacant for some time 'due to the economic crisis'.
Other business owners in the town gave their suggestions of the types of new shops they believe could be beneficial for the area. Jason Whalley, who runs KidzWorld in Tudor Court, Banks Yard, said: “Bulwell doesn’t need any more barber shops, E-Cig shops and nail shops. What I think would do well is a pet shop. There used to be a pet shop here [on Banks Yard] and people come here thinking it's still going.”
