The former JC Rook & Sons butchers and pie shop in Broadstairs looks set to become a Turkish restaurant.
The shops in Broadstairs and Ramsgate and the factory site in Ramsgate shut in March 2022 after the firm went into administration.
Six people at the Broadstairs site were made redundant. In total some 130 people lost their jobs. The directors of the company at that time were James Murray and Adrian Burr, also a director for Southover Foods in Sussex and formerly a director of RP Meats Wholesale Ltd until April 2020. Andrew Rook resigned in 2021.
J C Rook and Sons had been trading in Kent for well over half a century but the firm, under its new management, owed some £2million when it shut.
The Ramsgate Rook’s store became Hidden Treasures indoor market in May last year but shut in September due to ill health. It has since reopened but as one store rather than providing space for a number of traders.
A licensing application has now been made by Mr Nagmalden Jakerka for opening hours and supply of alcohol from 10am to 11pm daily. The new venue will be called Naj Turkish Restaurant.
Comments on the licensing application can be made before the February 22 deadline. Views can be submitted here
