NEW signs advertising Nando’s have been erected in the windows of an empty city centre department store.
The boards advertising the fast food chain are now visible in the windows on the right-hand side of Debenhams, near to St Maurice’s Covert.
This comes following weeks of work by workmen inside the long empty building.
As previously reported, Debenhams, which has been empty since 2021, is to be re-let to a trio of restaurants, with Five Guys and Nando’s and, it is believed, Pizza Express will move into the ground floor.
Three planning applications, submitted to Winchester City Council by Firstplan, have confirmed that Five Guys and Nando’s will be moving into the space.
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The applications are regarding external alterations and the erection of signage for the Five Guys and Nando’s.
This includes installing a red aluminium fascia for the Five Guys restaurant, and a black stained timber fascia for Nando’s, as well as a roller shutter mechanism.
According to plans submitted alongside the applications, the art-deco windows located directly below the Debenhams signage will be retained.
The planning statements say: “The application proposals seek to make minor alterations and the associated signage to the unit to facilitate the occupation of the unit by its ingoing operator(s).”
More information about the planning applications can be found by visiting the Winchester City Council planning portal and searching using reference 24/00379/FUL, 24/00453/FUL and 24/00454/AVC.
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