A new restaurant could be coming to town if a landmark car showroom is converted.
Planning permission has been sought from Epping Forest District Council to convert the former Ford showroom on Epping High Street.
The site is made up of a main two storey building with a large workshop attached to the back and a second single storey building along with car parking spaces.
At the back stands is a Grade II listed water tower.
If approved, all but the water tower would be converted into an as yet unnamed restaurant.
The application reads: "The change of use from ’Sui Generis’ to A3, would provide a new restaurant to Epping, where it would complement the primary shopping frontage designation, extend the town centre to a ‘edge’ destination and meet the needs not only of the immediate vicinity and Town Centre location but the needs of the surrounding areas."
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