Potters Bar: Plans to turn charity shop into nail salon

The application would see the usage of 55 Darkes Lane, once a Barnet Hospital Charity store, changed from Class E (retail) to a nail bar.

A proposed shop frontage, included within the plans, shows the store's name as 'Happy Nail'.

Floor plans are also included within the application, which feature a number of rooms, stairs and toilet facilities.

The former Barnet Hospital Charity store in Darkes Lane, Potters Bar. (Image: Google Maps)

The site would sit between Costa and Vape Jungle, should plans be approved.

A comment made by Hertfordshire County Council reads: "The use is broadly consistent with retail uses, and would contribute to retail activity within the town centre, but unlikely to significantly represent a primary trip attractor in itself, and instead serve persons already attending the area for retail and service opportunities. 

Happy Nail, between Costa and Vape Jungle, in Potters Bar. (Image: Design Quarter / Hertsmere Borough Council)

"Whilst a small number of trips may be unique and new, this would be unlikely to have any material impact on the highway network

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"The county council, as Highway Authority, present no objections in this matter nor any requirement to restrict or control development."

The application can be viewed by using reference 23/1808/FUL on the Hertsmere Borough Council planning portal.

No public comments or objections have yet been made.