Town shopping centre facing demolition

Image source, LDRS

Image caption, The shopping centre was built in the 1950s

Plans to demolish Mansfield's Rosemary Centre have been recommended for approval.

The shopping venue was built in the Nottinghamshire town in the 1950s but much of it is now unoccupied.

Owner Peveril Securities has applied to knock down the building and replace it with a new Lidl store and a food and drink takeaway unit.

Mansfield District Council planners have recommended the application is approved at a planning committee meeting on 24 April, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

A report said the new development could "significantly improve the performance of the town centre".