A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service has received the green light from council planners to move ahead with a brand new, purpose-built funeral home with additional commercial space and three residential flats on Clifton high street.
The successful planning application comes as the business further invests in its offering to the Clifton community, relocating from the current branch, Chaworth House on Varney Road.
The new branch on Southchurch Drive will provide more space, measuring 169.1m2 compared to the current home’s 65m2, for both families and team members, a waiting room next to the chapel to allow more privacy and ease for the bereaved, onsite parking, and accessibility. And, as with all A.W. Lymn branches, the new Clifton location will have a cold room, a facility the company prides itself on and is included in all its funeral homes.
Alongside the funeral home, the granted planning permission will see A.W. Lymn create residential and commercial opportunities. With the UK facing a “critical rental shortage,” the creation of three flats above the branch will be a welcome addition to the local high street, as well as the opening of a commercial space next door.
The new location, set to open in 2023 as a more visible face to the community, will be run by funeral director Joanna Widdowson, who has been a part of A.W. Lymn for the past six years.
Joanna said: “I am delighted that we have received planning permission to carry out the new work and am excited to continue delivering the high level of service that we pride ourselves on out of a bigger and better branch. The added space and improvement of the facilities will benefit families and the team, with even easier access as we will be located on the tramline and have onsite parking.”
Pete Clarson, commercial director at A.W. Lymn, said of the move: “It is crucial that we are a visible, easily accessible face within the community. After serving the people of Clifton since 1990, we feel now is the right time to move to a more spacious branch and are investing in a purpose-built funeral home right in the heart of Clifton, with a residential and commercial offering.”
A.W. Lymn is a fifth-generation family business headquartered in Sneinton, Nottingham and has been helping the bereaved in the region for more than 115 years. It employs over 120 staff and operates 27 funeral homes across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
