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Brentford Lock - YOUR IDEAS & THOUGHTS PLEASE!

Having recently joined purely from the angle of market research on a new business I wish to bring to Brentford Lock, I would like to say how useful and resourceful this website is and how interesting the forum threads are.Getting to the chase, I am one of the few independents who have secured retail space at Brentford Lock , and in particular a unit with A3 (restaurant) planning permission in the Heron View retail units. I am in the process of researching the needs of not only the residents of Brentford Lock, but also residents of Brentford at large. Please do also speak up if any of you are residents of Brentford Lock itself.What I would like to understand is what you feel would work well and what you feel would not work well in that area, considering its location, what already is available in Brentford, target market and what you feel Brentford lacks that would benefit the residents at large.At present I cannot be more detailed in what I wish to bring to the Lock, purely from the angle of current lease negotiations with the Landlord, so sorry for that, but do bare in mind that my unit comes with A3 (restaurant) permission.My unit is the smaller of the 3 that come with A3 permission, excluding the public house on the corner, so I want to use the space ideally. 1500 sq ft is not overly large to put togther a new restuarant concept, considering the amount of space that will be dedicated to back of house, toilets, kitchen, prep, ofiice etc and then get enough covers in to make it viable.If you wish to ask more questions about the development, and if I can be forthcoming, I will be only too pleased.Kind regardsBob

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Dear All,my kindest thanks for you all to take the time and effort to reply to my forum question.The feedback, thoughts and comments that you have all parted with have been taken on board, some acted upon, and some not but nonetheless appreciated.In my original forum opener I did not refer to the type of business I wish to bring to the Lock, simply as I wanted to understand your thoughts and needs further (as well as form part of my market research), and interestingly the main need pushed for was an independent coffee house/bar offering.The interesting part is that I am actually in the throws of bringing to the Brentford Lock development, my own branded coffee house offering. Nope, it won't be anything like Starbucks or Costa, and a number of points you have raised had already been included in my design criteria/plans, such as being child friendly, yet still accomodate those who wish not to bring children with them or those who do not have children and want some down time to themselves.Me and my team are very much at initial design stages with regards to the unit, but any thoughts/ideas/comments you have will certainly be listened to.We are aiming for a completeion of the lease in late December/early Jan and with a startup period of around March sometime.I will be only too happy to provide you with regular updates to our progress, and an offer to come along and meet with us at our launch, via this forum in due course.Again thanking you in kind for your feedback, and if you feel that there is other information you wish for me to consider please do not hesitate to contact me. If I too can be of any help please do let me know.Lastly, can I also express my sincere thanks to those of you who have wished me all the best with this business interest of mine. It is so warming to know that although we have yet to meet, there is a willingness from you to wish success on those who bring a new venture to your locality.Kind regardsBob Chadda

Bob Chadda ● 7451d