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Houses could be built on land owned by charity
A charity hopes that selling land it owns for housing will “futureproof its operations for generations to come”.
Children’s Scrapstore currently spend tens of thousands of pounds a year on repairs and maintenance to their building in St Werburgh’s.
If planning permission is granted, two plots of land on either side of Scrapstore House on Sevier Street – occupied on the ground floor by Better Food – would be turned into 12 new two-bed houses.
Children’s Scrapstore, which was founded in the 1980s and has been based in St Werburgh’s for more than 20 years, help businesses divert reusable waste from landfill to help improve art and play opportunities for children, young people and adults.
Money from the sale of the two sites would fund the essential renovations needed to create an improved and more sustainable space.
Children’s Scrapstore will submit a planning application to build 12 new two-bed townhouses on two undeveloped plots of land on both sides of their current premises – image: Marshall and Kendon
Children’s Scrapstore chief executive, Kate Fowler, chief executive, said: “We are hugely excited at the prospect of embarking on these essential renovations to ensure we can enhance our services to improve art and play opportunities for children, young people and adults in Bristol and beyond.
“Scrapstore House offers such a rare combination of community integration with the practical operational advantages of a large warehouse.
“We love our home, but it does present us with frequent challenges due to the age of the building.
“Now we have this incredible opportunity to return it to its glory days and enhance this space for our team, members and visitors.”
Main photo: Children’s Scrapstore
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