New shop offering breakfasts, paninis, pasta bowls, jacket potatoes and more hopes to open in South Shields

South Tyneside Council’s planning department has received an application for a property at 313 Prince Edward Road in the Harton ward.

Plans are seeking permission for a “change of use from a card shop to a health food shop-deli including installation of a flue.”

Proposed floor plans submitted for the site include a shop area and counter, as well as a kitchen area and store behind a “stud frame wall.”

Details of the proposed development are set out in a “planning justification statement” submitted to council planning officials, which notes the “premises have been vacant for a while”.

It was noted that the proposed health food shop-deli use would “serve the local community much better than another vape or charity shop” and would see “four permanent staff members employed from the local area if possible”.

Those behind the plans also said the business would “be taking on school leavers as Saturday staff who would be trained through the current level two and level three of basic food hygiene legislation and cleanliness”.

The supporting planning statement adds: “This being a proposed health food shop, the applicant’s menu would only consist of the following options to be consumed on or off the premises.

“Healthy breakfasts to include acai bowls, overnight oats, selected smoothies, poached egg or avocado on toast, or a grilled breakfast.

“For lunch the choices would include a full salad bar, jacket potatoes with a choice of fillings, pasta bowls aimed to be high in protein, protein balls and vegan cakes, with paninis also being made available.

“The applicant would also be tapping into the meal prep for people on the go who have not got the time to prep their own meals […] and they would be prepared to listen to their regular customers’ individual food/dietary preferences and requirements at all times.”

It was also noted that the plans would involve the removal of the existing front roller shutter door and that, together with the proposed change of use, the development would “assist in bringing a disused retail unit back into occupation which would have a positive benefit in the vibrancy and commercial offering along this part of Prince Edward Road”.

The supporting statement continues: “The applicant would use the rear entrance of the shop to receive deliveries at all times to reduce any potential traffic congestion on the front street which would have a marked effect on the volume of vehicular traffic visiting or parking in the vicinity of the shop.”

A decision on the planning application is expected following a council consultation exercise.

For more information on the plan, or to track its progress, visit South Tyneside Council’s planning portal website and search reference: 250750

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