Starts January - the great Penicuik closing down sale!!!

Number of posts : 981 Registration date : 2008-03-17

B&M to shut in January so the landlord can flog off site for flats!

All trees to be chopped down!

Hurry and get a bargain in the great "closing down sale"!

Admin Number of posts : 1296 Registration date : 2007-04-28

Yeah, it's a great start to the year, especially for my son who works there Mad

I just hope the council don't give in to letting the unit be converted to flats.
I wonder if the same thing might happen to the old Factory shop?

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Andy

Fear knocks at the door, knowledge answers and finds nothing.

Number of posts : 981 Registration date : 2008-03-17

Sorry to hear that Andy. I would imagine that the landlords have already discussed their plans with the council before announcing this and there will be some kind of deal done to allow it to happen. I assume that the building is going to be demolished as it would not be practical to convert it, with something like the Factory Shop building replacing it.
I certainly don't expect our beloved council to do anything to stop it - providing they get some "planning gain" in return (eg. new parking spaces or a wad of cash towards town centre improvements!

Admin Number of posts : 1296 Registration date : 2007-04-28

If that were the case it begs the question 'What good are town centre improvements if there are no shops
to attract the people'.

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Andy

Fear knocks at the door, knowledge answers and finds nothing.

Number of posts : 981 Registration date : 2008-03-17

Come to Penicuik - the town with lovely new pavements (but nothing else)