PAUL Birr, of The Country Shop at Arnside, is planning to turn the fashion store's first floor from a coffee shop, storage and sales area into a self-contained flat with three bedrooms.
South Lakeland District Council has given the go-ahead for the changes at 37 The Promenade.
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