The Ballard Down Stores is the only shop in the North of Swanage. It provides a sense of community, a meeting place for local residents and provides an essential service to the local area

The Estate Agents details here https://www.olivermiles.co.uk/property-search/property/37004_23513492/3-bedroom-convenience-store-for-sale-redcliffe-road-swanage-bh19/ expressly suggest that, not only could a building plot be possible in the garden but that the existing shop could be converted into flats

There is an opportunity to designate the Ballard Down Stores as an Asset of Community Value. To that end this petition is aimed at Swanage Town Council who should make the application to Dorset Council on behalf of residents of Swanage

The designation as an Asset of Community Value would give the local community the Right to Bid for the Ballard Down Stores to retain it as a local amenity