Plans for a new waffle bar boasting its own ‘Instagram area’ have been given the nod at the third time of asking. Shakedown - which also has restaurants in Withington and Wythenshawe - has finally been granted permission to open a third branch close to Cheadle Hulme railway station, in Stockport.
The chain, also known for its burgers, will take over a former education centre at Metropolitan House, Station Road, following the decision by the council planners. With seating for 24 people, it will feature an Instagram area where customers can photograph themselves with an ‘artistic display’ before sharing their images on social media.
A report to the planning committee said the district centre site was ‘precisely’ where such commercial uses should be encouraged. “In these locations it is expected that eating and drinking establishments will be positioned alongside offices and that such coexistence will not give rise to a loss of amenity to these commercial occupiers,” it adds.
