One of Charlton Village’s best-loved shops could be demolished if plans to extend the block next door are given the go-ahead.
The Victorian building at 33 The Village has been empty since the Bowes shoe shop closed nearly seven years ago. Now a developer – whose name is given only as Mr Boyraz – wants to knock it down to expand the row of shops to the west, which themselves have recently undergone redevelopment.
Boyraz wants to build a new shop on the ground floor with two 2-bedroom flats and two studio flats to match the block next door. “The property is in a bad condition thus demolition will be more suitable,” planning documents submitted to Greenwich Council say, adding that it is significantly smaller than its neighbours.
“The proposed new building will be stepped back thus in line with no 25-31 and it will carry on the architectural elements and materials of said building,” it adds. “The result will be a continuous design and a better proportioned building to fill the gap between no 31 and 35.”
Bowes was one of the last remaining traditional shops in The Village but closed its doors for the last time at Christmas 2015. The building was bought for £265,000 in April this year, according to the Land Registry.
Full details of the proposals can be seen on the Greenwich Council planning website.
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