Former village shop premises which lost custom to supermarkets in Brigg could be turned into a domestic residence, if council planners give the go ahead.
West Lindsey District Council is now considering a 'change of use' planning application from retail to residential accommodation at 1 Halls Lane, North Kelsey (the former Central Stores).
A planning statement supplied to the Gainsborough-based authority in support of this application suggests the shop "began to go downhill once the Tesco store in Brigg opened."
The statement, compiling by an agent for the applicant, also says that some newcomers to the village did not support their local shop, instead "using Superstores in towns nearby."
A public consultation period is now under way for this application, following which the West Lindsey authority will make its decision.
The existing use of the building is described as empty former village store. It also previously provided North Kelsey's Post Office.
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