Plans approved for new Greggs and Card Factory at Northampton retail park
Plans for a new Greggs and a Card Factory at a busy Northampton retail park have been approved.
A new unit will be built at Riverside Retail Park on land next to the former Homebase.
Greggs will take one of the new units, with Card Factory moving into the other, according to plans.
The plans were approved by West Northamptonshire Council this week.
The Greggs will have indoor seating and an outdoor seating area.
The development is expected to create around 20 jobs, according to plans.
Riverside Retail Park Limited said: "The proposed occupiers are Greggs within Unit K1 and Card Factory within Unit K2. The proposed units will provide additional choice and competition for retail and food and drink within Riverside Retail Park, complementing the existing provision and serving existing visitors to the surrounding retail uses.”
They added: "The proposed development will provide an additional food and beverage unit and a small-scale retail unit to serve existing customers visiting the retail park, therefore widening consumer choice and increasing competition."
The former Homebase unit is currently being turned into an M&S Foodhall. The rest of the old Homebase has already become a Wickes store.
Signs went up this month advertising the arrival of the M&S Foodhall.