A former bicycle shop is to go under the hammer after plans to turn it into a three-bedroom home were approved. Curwen’s Cycle Repairs shop had been a high street staple in Deal for 37 years but the unit has sat empty since the business closed in 2022. Plans to turn it into a three-bedroom home with three bathrooms were approved in March last year with architects Urban & Rural, on behalf of applicant Sean Zimdahl, saying there is a “desperate need” for housing in the town. The firm added the plans could help the high street “evolve” to suit a world where the “internet has disrupted the traditi…
