New 'high end' pub plan for former Dorothy Perkins shop in Stafford

A former Stafford town centre clothes store that has been empty for more than two years could become a “high end” pub.

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The empty shop in Gaolgate Street

The Dorothy Perkins store in Gaolgate Street closed in 2016 – the same year a store stocking items from the brand opened at the new Riverside Shopping Centre.

It has been vacant ever since and is located opposite the street’s former M&S store – which also closed in 2016 when a new branch opened at Riverside.

But the former Dorothy Perkins branch could soon get a new lease of life as a bid to change its use to a drinking establishment has been submitted to Stafford Borough Council by Preston-based Amber Taverns this month.