Plans submitted for former Body Shop HQ
Eddie MitchellA proposal for the site of the former Body Shop headquarters in Littlehampton has been submitted for approval.
The plans involve the site at Watersmead Business Park, off Norway Road, which was also home to two former Amazon warehouses.
It would see the three-storey former Body Shop building demolished and warehouses redeveloped into nine separate retail units, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The plans are set to be decided by Arun District Council on 28 August.
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The complete removal of the headquarters will reduce the "apparent bulk" of the site from Norway Lane and the A259, according to the plans.
They also suggest changes to pedestrian route and road layouts, planting areas including a pond, a bug hotel for increasing biodiversity, more parking spaces including electric vehicle bays and "sustainable" drainage infrastructure.
No objections have yet been registered by nearby residents or official bodies.
Plans for the demolition of the HQ were given the greenlight by the council in March this year, with the demolition beginning in May.
The Body Shop announced it was moving out of its Littlehampton site in October 2024 to relocate to Brighton, shortly after being pulled out of administration by the Aurea Group earlier that year.
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