A NEW coffee bar and ice cream kiosk could be installed on Swanage seafront if plans are approved.
Tanner Associates has applied to Dorset Council on behalf of Carve Coffee for a five-year permission for a kiosk on hardstanding at Shore Road.
If approved, the kiosk would operate from a customised, up-cycled shipping container, with tables and umbrella shading also installed, set back form the Shore Road footpath.
The kiosk would operate seven days a week throughout the year, the application said, including Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Opening hours would be between 7.30am and 10.30pm during the summer months, and from 7.30am to 5pm in the winter.
The new kiosk would be installed on hardstanding in Shore Road, Swanage, if plans are approved. Pictures: Tanner Associates/Dorset Council
“The proposal provides an opportunity to create local employment opportunities for up to a total of four people, both full and or part-time,” it said.
Customers would be able to enjoy “an exciting and flexible menu”, the plan said, including “freshly-ground coffees sourced form sustainable growers” and “bagels, cakes and other sweet takeaway treats, ideal for families wishing to enjoy lunch on the beach”.
“Carve Coffee aims to deliver an exciting and flexible menu to provide variety for different times of the day and adapted for different seasons,” the application went on.
“All their catering options would include gluten-free and vegan options.
“Carve Coffee have capacity at their existing roastery at Prospect Business Park, Swanage, for food preparation and storage, where they hold a five-star food hygiene rating.”
It supplies a number of coffee shops, delis and restaurants across Dorset, it said, as well as running the coffee shop at the roastery premises.
The new kiosk would be installed on hardstanding in Shore Road, Swanage, if plans are approved. Pictures: Tanner Associates/Dorset Council
The firm was established by Will Moy and Sophie Tanner in Swanage in 2000, the application said, established “as an expression of the owners’love of outdoor pursuits and their passion for exciting food and drink experiences”.
“This has inspired them to share this experience with Swanage and the local community,” the application said.
The firm has obtained a seven-year licence to operate the proposed coffee bar and ice cream kiosk from site owners, Swanage Town Council, subject to the planning application being approved.
I personally do think we have enough coffee/eating places in Swanage. What would be nice would be more seating on this site also the space in front of Santa Fe.
No matter how pretty the kiosk is at the front, the back will always look like a container. I don’t think this is appropriate for the look of Shore Road. How many more coffee shops do we need in Swanage?
A wonderful idea we need more food / snack outlets on or near the beach
I think they should build a lidl or asdas there
Looks great
Sorry looks an eye sore and not at all in keeping with the area. We do not need another catering facility offering coffee, ice cream in that vicinity as there are plenty and it is robbing existing places of their business. Also think it’s not a great place to situate sauna, who wants to come out of a sauna and cross the Rd before getting into the sea, better to have one situated on the beach like at Studland, ocean Bay would be ideal.
The reason I love Swanage is because there are no ‘big’ chain stores there and a limited number of big food outlets. It has enough already. Swanage has that ‘quaintness’ that is magical and this is the type of thing that will turn it into the opposite.