M&S extension would revive 'dated and small' store

4 hours ago

Joe Griffin

Local Democracy Reporting Service

An M&S spokesperson said the current store was dated and too small

Steve Major Ltd CGI of an expanded M&S at Brotherhood Shopping Park. It is a two storey rectangular building in a car park. It sits between the current M&S and a shop called Tapi. — An M&S spokesperson said the current store was dated and too small

Up to 50 new jobs would be created if plans to extend a Marks & Spencer store were approved, the company said.

Peterborough City Council has received an application to build on land separating the existing branch and Tapi Carpets at Brotherhood Shopping Park.

The proposed development comes a year after M&S closed its Queensgate store in Peterborough after 60 years.

An M&S spokesperson called the current shop "dated and too small" and said the changes would encourage customers to shop in person rather than online.

The extension would be built in the gap between the existing store and Tapi Carpets

Google Car park view of M&S at Brotherhood Shopping Park and the empty space between in and Tapi. — The extension would be built in the gap between the existing store and Tapi Carpets

The planning application said expanding floor space would allow the total number of employees to increase to 160.

Both the ground and first floor levels would be extended for the sale of clothing and homeware, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

An M&S spokesperson said: "The existing store no longer provides a high-quality shopping experience and has become dated and too small for the surrounding catchment.

"The overall experience must be attractive enough to drive footfall into the location and through the front door."

The development would not result in any changes to the 533 customer parking spaces, the plans added.

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