Plans to open a branch of the popular coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons in Oldham have been approved. The Canadian company had applied last summer to open a restaurant in the former Bridgewater Hotel pub on Manchester Road.
Under the plans, part of the building will be demolished to accommodate a drive-thru lane, which would reduce the overall size by 38 sqm. The pub closed in March 2020 following a ‘sustained period of trading issues’, according to a planning statement submitted on behalf of Tim Hortons.
The company says the new use would be ‘broadly similar’ offering food and drink in a location where ‘people can meet and socialise in a family friendly setting’. It adds the plans would ‘improve consumer choice’ for people in the local area.
