A CAFE at the back of the Mowlem Theatre in Swanage is set for a new shopfront that will see a more accessible entrance created for wheelchair and walking aid users.

The popular seafront café had plans for the new shopfront approved by Dorset Council last Friday (July 25).

The plans will see a new aluminium shopfront replace the existing timber structure, with the new design being more thermally efficient and would be a continuation of the style of the more modern shopfronts near it that the business also runs.

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The plans said that the new shopfront would provide the opportunity to improve the access to be more accessible with a level threshold from the footway to facilitate ease of access for wheelchair/walking aid users.

The plans received the backing of Swanage Town Council who said any steps to improving accessibility by local businesses would be welcomed.

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