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# Plan for shops and flats on site of former garage in Burntwood
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/plan-for-shops-and-flats-on-site-of-former-garage-in-burntwood/
- Published: 2017-06-12T09:06:32.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-12T09:07:45.000Z
- Description: The site of a former garage in Burntwood could be used for a new retail and residential development.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Planning, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:27, News

The site of a former garage in Burntwood could be used for a new retail and residential development.

[![The former Bridge Cross Garage site](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bridgecross.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2017/06/12/plan-for-shops-and-flats-on-site-of-former-garage-in-burntwood/bridgecross/)

The former Bridge Cross Garage site. Pic: Google Streetview

Plans have been drawn up for the former Bridge Cross Garage land on Cannock Road.

The development would see shop space created on the ground floor with 14 two-bedroom flats above.

A statement supporting the planning application said: “The proposal will provide a new bespoke development which will be designed to suit the plot.

“The proposal will enhance to enhance the site as a whole and improve the desirability of the area.”

Full details of the proposal can be seen [on Lichfield District Council’s planning website](https://planning.lichfielddc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=OP4LUAJEK8I00&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).