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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Chris Slater

Plans unveiled to demolish landmark former pub and replace it with a drive-thru Greggs

Plans to demolish a former pub in Stockport and build a drive-thru Greggs have been unveiled. The owners of what was the Farmers Arms in Cheadle Heath are seeking permission to flatten it and replace it with a new branch of the high-street bakery.

However, concerns have already been raised about its proximity to a school and the effect on traffic at what is a busy junction.

The once popular former boozer on the corner of Stockport Road and Edgeley Road, which is a local landmark, closed its doors following the onset of the pandemic and never re-opened.

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