Demolition underway at former Calne supermarket for care home

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 06:22 · Archive

Demolition has begun at the former Co-op store on Mill Street in Calne, which has been vacant since 2020.

Demolition has begun at the former Co-op store on Mill Street in Calne. The site was fenced off in spring and work was active in late October, with large parts of the off-street section already brought down. The car park closed from March 31 to allow the demolition work to proceed.

The supermarket has sat vacant since 2020. Cedar Care Homes Ltd, a family-run business operating in Wiltshire, Bath and Bristol, plans to redevelop the site as a 60-bed care home. The company filed for planning permission in July and is awaiting a council decision.

The consultation drew mixed responses. Calne Town Council supported the proposal, and one local resident called it a 'much needed resource for Calne'. Others objected, and Historic England urged the council to refuse the plan.

How it is being reported

• Demolition underway at derelict supermarket in town centreDemolition is well underway at what was once a major Wiltshire town centre supermarket - and could become a care home.Gazette & Herald · 31 Oct, 05:00
• Demolition underway at derelict supermarket in town centreDemolition is well underway at what was once a major Wiltshire town centre supermarket - and could become a care home.Wiltshire Times · 31 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Calne · Cedar Care Homes Ltd · Co-op · Calne Town Council · Historic England

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