Controversial demolition of 19th century pub begins to make way for... a drive-thru Greggs

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A well-known former pub in Stockport is being torn down to make way for a new drive-through Greggs. Plans to flatten the old Farmers Arms pub at the junction of Stockport Road and Edgeley Road in Cheadle Heath were controversially given the green light last Autumn.

The former watering hole, said to date back to the 19th century, closed during the first Covid lockdown and never re-opened.

Plans to demolish it and replace it with a Greggs, including a drive-through lane, first emerged in the summer of 2022 when a planning application was submitted by the brewery Greene King.

Last September planning approval was granted despite considerable local opposition. More than 64 letters of objection were submitted by local residents. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...just click here to give it a go. Concerns ranged from fears about the impact of extra traffic, a lack of healthy food options in the area, and the loss of a historic site in Stockport.