Prince of Wales Road Sheffield: Community café plan for popular former tattoo studio on Manor shopping parade
A former tattoo studio on a popular Sheffield shopping parade could be transformed, with part of the site becoming a café.
Under plans drawn up by Manor Development Company, a registered charity, the site would also be home to a shop, with the two units replacing the previous occupant, Tenacious Tattoo.
The building first became a tattoo venue around eight years ago.
Building consultancy Davey Stone, which has drawn up a planning application for the charity, say in a statement with a planning application sent to Sheffield Council, that the property has been vacant and its reoccupation will bring positive development to an area where some other units remain ‘underused’.
They added: “Its re-use will strengthen the local economy, enhance street vitality, and support the regeneration of the wider area.”
The firm added the plan was driven by the charitable objectives of Manor Development Company, who believe that the café will act as a community hub, encouraging social interaction, reducing isolation and fostering a stronger sense of place.
They plan to fit a new shopfront as part of a programme of work that would be needed to transform it.