Shropshire town offers £5k grants to fill empty shops

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 17:00 · Archive

Oswestry is offering grants of up to £5,000 to businesses moving into vacant town centre properties.

Oswestry Town Council is offering grants of up to £5,000 to encourage businesses to occupy vacant town centre premises. The Breathing New Life into Empty Properties initiative provides funding for refurbishment work, decoration, signage, branding and accessibility upgrades.

The scheme is open to new owners and occupiers moving into empty town centre properties, but cannot be claimed by landlords or tenants already in place when a building became empty. Eligible properties must have stood vacant for more than six months.

Mayor of Oswestry Cllr Jonathan Upton said funding remained available and encouraged businesses to apply. He stated: "Our town centre is in a strong position, and these grants are about building on that." Upton added that the initiative reflected the council's commitment to ensuring vacant properties became opportunities for local businesses and to keep the high street thriving.

Applications remain open until 31 December.

How it is being reported

• New lease of life for empty shops with £5k grantsThe Breathing New Life into Empty Properties initiative will fund local businesses to move.BBC Shropshire · 8 Oct, 16:20
• Grants up to £5k offered to businesses that'll revive empty shop spaces in Shropshire townThe new initiative is being launched to freshen up the town’s high streetShropshire Star · 6 Oct, 20:43

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