\n Proposals have been submitted to Warrington Borough Council seeking full planning permission for a change of use of Quench Caf\u00e9.\n<\/p>\n
\n The closed business premises is located on Lodge Drive in Culcheth, having previously been used as a caf\u00e9 and community hall.\n<\/p>\n
\n Doors were shut for the final time in September, having served the community for 12 years and being staffed mainly by volunteers since it opened in 2013.\n<\/p>\n
\n Now, applicant Benjamin Batrak is aiming to open a dental practice in the unit, with permission also sought for replacement windows.\n<\/p>\n
\n If approved, plans state that the business would create 10 full-time jobs, and it would be open from Monday to Friday, between 8am and 6pm.\n<\/p>\n
\n Planning documents state: \u201cThe application site is located on Lodge Drive within Culcheth village centre, adjacent to Culcheth Village Green.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe building forms part of an established commercial parade and is surrounded by a mix of retail, commercial, community, and residential uses.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe property is a single-storey, flat-roofed commercial unit constructed in brick with a glazed frontage addressing Lodge Drive.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe site benefits from good pedestrian connectivity and proximity to public transport and local amenities.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe premises has historically been used as a caf\u00e9 with ancillary community hall functions.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe building is well suited to continued commercial use due to its location, scale, and accessibility.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe proposal involves a change of use to a dental practice, representing an appropriate town centre use providing essential healthcare services to the community.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe internal layout has been redesigned to create a functional and compliant dental practice.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe accommodation includes a reception and waiting area, multiple dental surgeries, decontamination and sterilisation rooms, an OPG\/CBCT imaging room, staff offices, welfare facilities, an accessible WC, and circulation spaces.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe layout ensures clear separation between public, clinical, and staff areas, while meeting operational and infection control standards.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cExternal alterations are minimal and include the replacement and upgrading of selected windows and doors.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe overall form, scale, and appearance of the building remain unchanged, ensuring continuity with the surrounding commercial units.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Proposals have been submitted to Warrington Borough Council seeking full planning permission for a change of use of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-427076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}