Hungerford's Bridge Street "perfect smile with a tooth missing"

Bridge Street in Hungerford is “like a perfect smile with a tooth missing”.

That was the opinion of the town council’s environment and planning committee on Monday, March 23, when members discussed ambitious plans to upgrade the semi- derelict property at number six.

Jeweller and goldsmith Greg Furr has applied for permission to demolish the unlisted building and build a new property with a retail unit on the ground floor and a two-bedroom flat above.

Gemmologist Rachel Furr, of Furr and Co, said previously: “It’s the most amazing opportunity to bring the entrance into Hungerford up to scratch. It’s let us all down for the last 25 years and I hope the people of the town will support the application.”

Town councillor Roger Thompson told the meeting: “It’s going to be so good for this town. At the moment Bridge Street is like a perfect smile with a tooth missing.”

District councillor Paul Hewer (Con, Hungerford) agreed: “It would be a marked improvement in that area of town.”

The full application can be viewed at, and commented upon, by visiting West Berkshire Council website’s planning section, using the reference 14/03394/FUL