CONVENIENCE STORE FOR CHEADLE HEATH

At long last we finally might be getting somewhere with the ex-Texaco petrol station site on Stockport Road.

Since it was demolished some years ago, plans have been submitted for various ventures including a residential apartment block.

Here is a shot of how it used to look. It looks okay doesn't it? Clean and tidy and certainly not out of place.

Here is the site today.

For years now residents of Cheadle Heath and passers by traveling through to and from the "M60 Gateway" have had to endure this eyesore. We've had travelers settle here for a period (albeit only for a couple of days) and we've also had the pleasure of the beautiful Christmas tree sales pitch for the past two years !!! More recently, tipping has become a problem on the site.

However, after a long fight (some residents didn't want the land developed), planning permission has now finally been granted for a Convenience Store.

Further details and plans can be found here.
Personally I welcome anything that helps to make the community of Cheadle Heath thrive, and I really do think a store on this site will be a great asset to the community.

UPDATE : After writing this entry last night I noticed on passing the site this morning that it was a hive of activity with construction workers carrying the plans and marking it out, so hopefully work is about to begin.