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New lease of life for former Salvation Army shop
A former Salvation Army charity shop is about to receive a new lease of life.
The Salvation Army shop on Gloucester Road, which closed its doors for good in 2024, is set to become a co-working space and cafe.
Planning applications have been submitted for 10-12 Gloucester Road, which include proposals for new signage.
Early February the site received planning permission for the installation of canopies and is currently waiting for the outcome of the planning application for new signage.
The former Salvation Army charity shop is to receive a new lease of life as a hotdesking space and cafe – photo: Milan Perera
Little Green Rooms, a Bristol-based company specialising in designing and creating sustainable, eco-friendly garden rooms, is behind the application and will oversee the hotdesking space, which will also feature a cafe.
Known for its customisable workroom models like ‘The Workroom’ and ‘The Cube’, Little Green Rooms is based on Merton Road, off Gloucester Road.
The building, which dates back to 1855, is also home to a dental practice and several offices, with car parking access through Elton Lane.
The building is currently under renovation behind the wooden panels – photo: Milan Perera
The cafe will occupy the ground floor, with canopies planned for the front of the shop. The building is currently under renovation behind the wooden panels.
The cafe is expected to be run by & café part of the FED family, with locations at Cotham and Fishponds.
The fresh planning coincides with the closure of the co-working space hub of Future Leap, a few yards away, which had been operating for six years.
Main photo: Cryer & Coe Architects
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