New in Stratford: Greenway Bike Hire Plan, Encore Refit and Greenhill Street Licence

This week's openings, licences and shop plans in Stratford-upon-Avon: bike hire planned at the Greenway, a refit for The Encore and two new shop units on Greenhill Street.

By Alex Harrington 2 min read Source: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Shops along Bridge Street in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre
Bridge Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0

Welcome to New in Stratford, our weekly round-up of business openings, closures, licence applications and shop plans in Stratford-upon-Avon, taken from the council’s licensing and planning records and the Food Standards Agency register. This week: a bike hire base planned for the Greenway, a refit for The Encore on Bridge Street, two new shop units proposed on Greenhill Street, and an alcohol licence application.

On this page
  1. Licence applications
  2. Shop and business plans
  3. Food businesses

Licence applications

Avon International Mini Market, 25–26 Greenhill Street: has applied to the district council for a licence to sell alcohol, according to its list of recent licensing applications. Anyone who wants to comment can view the application by appointment with the council’s licensing team (01789 260211).

Shop and business plans

  • Bike hire on the Greenway: an application seeks permission to use land at the Greenway picnic area, off Seven Meadows Road, as a base for Stratford Bike Hire, with cycle storage, hire and maintenance (24/03200/FUL; first received in December 2024 and validated in September 2026). Full story.
  • The Encore, 1 Bridge Street: plans for a refurbishment of the pub inside and out, including changes to the bar and servery, new fixed seating, new lighting, new external doors and timber planters with glass screens outside (26/02348/FUL, with listed building consent 26/02349/LBC). Full story.
  • 21A Greenhill Street: a proposal to split the ground floor into two separate commercial units and turn the first-floor offices into a two-bedroom flat with its own entrance (26/02179/FUL, with listed building consent 26/02414/LBC).

You can look up any of these, and every other application near you, on our Planning near me map. Tomorrow’s Planning this week column covers the rest of the latest list.

Food businesses

The Food Standards Agency’s register for the district shows no new or removed food businesses since our first snapshot on 12 October; from next week this section will list every new registration and every business that drops off the register. Our map of every restaurant, café and pub in Stratford now lists 148 places, including The Boathouse on Swans Nest Lane, added this week, and you can check any business’s score with our food hygiene finder.

Opening something new in Stratford, or spotted a shop that’s closed? Tell us. More business news is on our business page.

Alex Harrington

Alex Harrington grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and runs What's up, Stratford? as an independent guide to the town.

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