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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans have been submitted to Cumberland Council in relation to a former Greggs store.
The commercial unit at 2 High Street, Cleator Moor, has remained empty since Greggs took their business to larger premises across the road at 53 High Street in September 2025.
Plans have now been submitted by Mr Lee Vine in hopes of bringing the property back into commercial use.
Cumberland Council received the application on June 11 which proposed a new shopfront for the store.
A design and access statement accompanying the application read: "The proposal seeks to replace the existing timber and aluminium shopfront, glazing and entrance door arrangement with a new, high-quality black powder-coated aluminium shopfront system.
"The existing frontage is tired, visually poor, and in areas the external timber and painted finishes have deteriorated.
"The proposed works will significantly improve the appearance of the building and will provide a more durable, modern, and low-maintenance shopfront treatment."
2 High Street's existing shopfront is said to exhibit "clear deterioration at street level, including peeling paint, weathered timber, poor-quality patch repairs, tired fascia elements, defective trims and a generally dated and visually poor appearance."
The two-storey commercial property comprises a ground floor shopfront and upper floor accommodation.
The ground floor offers a sales area and first floor store, office, and toilet.
By replacing the shopfront it is hoped that it will "improve the appearance of the building, support reoccupation of an existing commercial unit, and contribute positively to the ongoing improvement of Cleator Moor town centre."
The application concluded that: "The proposal will provide a significant visual improvement compared with the existing deteriorated shopfront.
"It will remove materials, improve the building's presentation to the public realm, and create a cleaner, more coherent commercial frontage.
"The design is therefore considered to be appropriate, proportionate, and beneficial."
Cumberland Council are yet to shared their decision on the application.
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