Plans to demolish lock cottage in conservation 'corridor'

PLANS to demolish and replace Stone Lock Cottage with a modern building have been submitted.

The owners of Stone Lock Cottage (see attached photos), which is a part of Beeston Stone Lock (a Grade II Listed Structure) on the Shropshire Union Canal, have applied for planning permission to demolish this historic lock keeper's cottage and replace it with a modern dwelling, writes John Growney.

A shame to lose

This section of the Shropshire Union Canal is within a conservation 'corridor' and it would be a shame to lose such an iconic building for ever rather than repairing/refurbishing it.

If your readers wish to make a comment on this planning application it can be viewed on Cheshire West & Chester Council's planning portal reference 22/04592/FUL. (Photographs by courtesy of John Growney.)