Shoppers have shared their thoughts on a plan to open a new charity shop on a city street thought to be the busiest in Europe.
The British Heart Foundation has been given permission to add its signs at 12-14 Clumber Street, an empty shop previously occupied by Jessops until 2020.
But shoppers said the plan to set up a new branch of the charity shop on the street, which is said to be the busiest shopping street in Europe, would be very different to the rest of the businesses nearby.
Lisa McKnight, 55, and Craig McKnight, 50, originally from Clifton, who had just moved back from Italy to Nottingham after six years away were not convinced by the idea.
Mrs McKnight said: "It's going to take a lot of getting used to - a lot has changed.
"Jessops was here when we left and it was a good shop to have, I'm not sure we need another charity shop from what I have seen as there's a few around here.
"But it is needed in a way, with the economy and how things are for a lot of people at the minute, maybe we need more charity shops.
Mr McKnight added: "There's a lot of differences that we'll have to have to get used to and the shops that are gone is going to be one of them."
Before Covid, Clumber Street, which is home to McDonald's, JD Sports and Footasylum, reportedly had an annual footfall of 19.8 million a year.
Students Abdu Sheier, 20, and Diogo Bolanos, 20, who live near to Nottingham Trent University, said that the charity shop would not fit in with the busy street.
Mr Sheier said: "I think it needs another big business there, there could be something extra as there are charity shops here already.
"It's a bit out place here, with clothes shops and then even the watch shop - it doesn't fit that well with so many shoppers."
Mr Bolanos added: "It's a space that a different sort of shop could use really well and get lots of business.
"But for the charity shop they are going to get noticed on this street with so many people going down it, so it could be a good thing that it's different."
Cameron Harris, 26, a bartender from Sneinton, said: "It is how it goes at the moment really, the high street is going to change a lot over the new couple of years. A lot of shops were finished off by Covid.
"It is better that that it is a British Heart Foundation shop than yet another McDonalds, KFC or Greggs I think, there's enough of that in the city centre."
Ryan Bagnham, 28, who lives in the Meadows, added: "I'm not sure if it's a sign of the times, but the Jessops closing and being replaced by a charity shop is quite predictable. People are all going online."
The application was approved by Nottingham City Council on January 7.
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