Tram stop pub plan for shop on busy Sheffield suburb high street
A shop on a busy Sheffield suburb’s high street looks set to become a pub.
Plans have been submitted to Sheffield Council which would see the what has previously been the Pro Property shop, close to the Hillsborough Park tram stop, transformed.
Under the planning application which has been submitted by Dean Staniland, the ground floor of 69 Middlewood Road, Hillsborough, would be converted into a micro-pub. The lower ground floor would become a storage area for the venue.
A statement has been written in support of a planning application by the agents, Extension Plans Sheffield, who are dealing with the plans.
They said: “The proposal seeks to introduce a small neighbourhood micro-pub and daytime café use within an existing commercial premises located within the Hillsborough District Shopping Centre.”
They added that the application relates to the ground floor of the building and lower ground floor level, together with the use of the existing rear yard as a small extra seating area.
“The premises occupies a highly sustainable location directly adjacent to Hillsborough Park Supertram stop, with frequent tram and bus services along the corridor,” documents added.
There is no suggestion at this stage as to what the new venue would be called.
But during daytime hours it would operate primarily as a café, serving tea, coffee, cakes and light refreshments, but no hot food takeaways.
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The plan would be to open between 8am and 10.30pm Monday to Wednesday; 8am until 11.30pm Thursday to Saturday; and 9am until 10.30pm on Sundays.
Alcohol would only be sold from 2pm until 10pm Monday to Wednesday; 2pm until 11pm Thursday to Saturday, and 12noon until 10pm Sunday.
They say it would be the latest in a line of similar schemes on Middlewood Road, comparing the plans with The Beekeeper and The Pangolin, which both already operate in the area.