Residents in Trowbridge are calling for one of the town’s historic buildings to be transformed into a bakery.
They would prefer the premises at 42 Fore Street next to WH Smith to be turned into a bakery or cake shop.
The 1,129 square feet retail premises were formerly occupied by the CLIC Sargent cancer charity until its shop was closed in 2020.
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Kez Garner, chair of Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce, said residents would love the premises to become a bakery or cake shop.
She has sent the landlord details of people looking for suitable premises in the town.
Kez added: “A lot of people are asking for a bakery in the town where they can buy cakes and savouries. With tables and chairs outside it could be really nice.”
The property at 42 Fore Street comprises a three-storey shop with retail on the ground floor and ancillary accommodation at first floor level.
Commercial estate agency Carter Jonas handled the property when it was sold to an un-named buyer about three years ago as part of a probate sale.
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In 2022, the new owner gained planning consent from Wiltshire Council to convert the retail premises into ground floor office space with a self-contained apartment on the first floor.
The property has a return frontage and secondary access and exit to White Hart Yard, through which there is a pedestrian link to Silver Street.
The ground floor comprises a retail area with a manager’s office and stairs to the rear of the property.
These provide access to welfare facilities and ancillary accommodation currently used for storage.
It was one of four shops that CLIC Sargent closed permanently in July 2020 during the Covid pandemic. Another 12 shops were temporarily closed, with the loss of 40 jobs in total.
The charity, which has operated under the name Young Lives vs Cancer since 2021, consulted staff in May last year on plans to close the 13 shops in its chain.
The Grade II-listed property once housed the former Market Tavern dating back to 1895 when it was run by Albert Edward Griffin.
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