Coffee shop earmarked for closed car sales HQ -- all the latest Mansfield plans
A new coffee shop could help to give a new lease of life to a distinctive building in Mansfield Woodhouse if a planning application is approved.
The single-storey building on Leeming Lane North, at the junction with Hawthorn Close, used to be the headquarters of the family business, Leeming Car Sales, a long-established used-car dealership.
However, the business is now closed and the property empty, so a proposal has been submitted to Mansfield District Council for a change of use from car sales to a furniture and home sales store, with a small cafe or coffee shop.
The application has been submitted by Gareth Bull, of Mansfield Woodhouse, who has enlisted the Warsop-based planning and building desifgn company, Ellis Riley and Son Ltd, as his agent.
A statement by Ellis Riley points out that although the site sits in “a predominantly residential area”, planning permission was granted for a change of use from car sales to retail store back in 2022. But this was never implemented.
The statement goes on: “It is proposed to demolish the covered car port area to the side and the former workshop at the back of the building.
“The proposal would create a 60 square-metre sales area. It would also provide 13 car-parking space for customers and a gated rear yard containing waste bins and two additional parking spaces for staff members.”
It is hoped that the new store and cafe would create two full-time jobs and four part-time jobs.
The council’s planning officers are currently considering the scheme and have set a deadline date of Monday, October 27 for a decision or recommendation.
Other planning applications received by Mansfield Council include these:
33 Berry Hill Lane, Mansfield – extension of existing dropped kerb to widen existing driveway.
Footpath outside Rosemary Centre, Walkden Street, Mansfield – installation of one BT street-hub unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of it, plus advertisement consent for two digital 75-inch LCD display screens.
Footpath outside 53 Leeming Street, Mansfield – installation of one BT street-hub unit and advertisement consent for two digital 75-inch LCD display screens either side of the unit.
Debdale Specialist Care, Thistle Hill Hall, Debdale Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse – removal of seven trees and work to six trees covered by preservation order.
Tesco, Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield – work to trees and shrubs covered by preservation order, including removal of overhanging branches.
Kia (Pentagon), Sutton Road, Mansfield – one illuminated fascia sign and one illuminated totem sign.
20 Brick Kiln Lane, Mansfield – development of two-storey residential house with associated car parking and vehicle access.
19 Ellesmere Road, Forest Town – work to three trees covered by preservation order.
20 Oakfield Avenue, Warsop – demolition of existing single-storey rear extension, and construction of proposed single-storey rear extension, with retrospective rendering at the front.
Manor Farm, 2 Manor Road, Warsop – discharge of condition relating to landscaping, with regard to plan for a boundary wall and vehicle access at rear. Also, discharge of various conditions relating to internal and external renovation work, including alterations to the existing rear porch and a garage conversion.
THE details of many planning applications can be found in public notices advertised by local and regional newspapers. To catch up on all the latest public notices, go to https://publicnoticeportal.uk/