Former Spalding building society unit to become Fireaway Pizza restaurant and flats

A town centre pizza restaurant and takeaway has been given permission to get cooking.

South Holland District Council have given the thumbs up to transform the former building society site in Spalding’s Sheep Market into an eaterie and flats.

The empty unit - located between Heron Foods and the Lighthouse Project charity shop - will become a Fireaway Pizza.

The unit has remained empty since the Nottingham Building Society closed its Spalding branch in 2022.

Fireaway Pizza have more than 150 restaurants across Britain and Northern Ireland, from Aberdeen to Plymouth, and it is expected this latest addition will provide employment for up to five people at peak hours.

“The restaurant would provide 23 seats, spread over a floor space of 49.6sqm,” the planning officer’s report stated.

“To the rear of this would be the kitchen and staff areas.”

The upstairs space has also been given the green light to be converted into flats.

“Above the restaurant would be two, one-bedroom flats, with one flat per floor,” the report added.

“Access to both flats would be obtained via the rear, along Chapel Lane.”

SHDC received one letter of objection from the public, raising concerns of potential smell and an increase in noise pollution.