🎉 Exciting news from Pontypool! 🎉 A historic town centre building has just traded hands. The grand Art Deco former Co-operative department store at 35 Commercial Street has been privately sold before hitting the auction block. Originally priced at £145,000, it fetched an even higher offer. While the plans of the new owner remain a mystery, the building, a piece of local heritage since 1938, is poised for a new chapter.
In recent years, this grade II listed iconic site gained notoriety for housing a cannabis factory, discovered in a 2020 police raid. Now, there’s fresh hope for its revival. Earlier planning approvals suggested transforming the site into smaller retail spaces, clothing production areas, and offices. Let’s see what the future holds for this landmark!
Despite needing a complete refurbishment, it sits in a conservation area, making it a gem in Pontypool’s townscape. Christina Harrhy from Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent councils previously flagged it as an example of underutilised property in the area.
Once one of Pontypool’s most prestigious stores, it was previously a furniture shop and, before that, a branch of Hyper Value in the 80s. Here’s to hoping this building gets a vibrant new lease on life! Keep an eye out for updates! 🏢✨
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