Couple line up café and farm shop for former Co-op store in Sheffield neighbourhood
Former Co-op store would be demolished and replaced with new building
The Sheffield couple behind a successful Sheffield farming business are hoping to set up a new farm shop and cafe on the site of a former Sheffield Co-op.
Stephen and Karen Thompson, who run the well known Sheffield brand Povey Farm and Moss Valley Fine Meats, want to transform the site on Derbyshire Lane, Norton Lees, and say their scheme would create new jobs at the site.
Sheffield Council has been sent a planning application which would see the long standing shop building knocked down with a new building taking its place.
The scheme would also see six flats built as part of the project on the site.
Consultants Planning Prospects outlined the plans in a planning statement, put together for the couple.
It states: “The proposed development here represents a suitable development that will make efficient use of a now redundant brownfield site following the relocation of the former Co-operative foodstore.
“It will include a farm shop and café which will provide locally sourced produce on the ground floor as well as a residential element in the form of apartments on the ground, first and second floors.”
The Thompsons run an established fifth-generation family farming and food business based, and the statement says they are focused on establishing the direct connection between agricultural production, local food manufacturing and consumers. It added they wanted to to invest in Sheffield to promote this.
They are planning to use the farm shop mostly to sell products from their own business, Moss Valley Fine Meats, a local producer.
It will also sell produce sourced and grown within the area direct from local suppliers.
They added: “The café facility forms a part of the local produce offering, and will serve local sourced dairy provisions, teas and cakes. Part of the shop will be utilised to provide an indoor seating area, and an outside seating area is also proposed.”
It is expected to create around 10 jobs.
Six flats are proposed as part of the scheme. Four would be one-bed flats, while two would be two bed apartments.