A new defibrillator and bleed kit is set to be installed in Nantwich town centre, following the submission of plans from a major UK bank.

Nationwide Building Society has submitted full planning for the installation of a combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to the external wall of its High Street branch in Nantwich.

This development aims to ensure 24/7 access to vital emergency equipment in a prominent town centre location whenever it is needed.

A planning statement says: "Nationwide Building Society are committed to supporting the communities they serve, with branches located at the centre of high streets across the UK.

"As part of this commitment to community wellbeing, they aim to install life saving equipment to some of their branches to ensure people have rapid, 24/7 access to vital emergency equipment whenever it is needed.

"As such, they plan to install external defibrillators and bleed control kits on some Nationwide branches. Each piece of equipment will be housed in its own dedicated, secure external cabinet.

"We have proposed the cabinets are fixed in locations that, whilst prominent, have limited impact on the appearance of the conservation area.

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"The cabinets can be removed if they become redundant and the benefits of installing these cabinets are potentially life-saving so we consider that this outweighs any harm to the appearance of the conservation area."

Nationwide is open 9am to 4.30pm, (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday). It also opens from 10am to 4.30pm (Wednesday).

The last date for submitting comments is Wednesday 2 September, with a target decision date of Monday 28 September.

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