A scheme, put forward by Viewbridge Properties Ltd, proposes to build a second floor with a mansard roof extension above the café and bakery on Howardsgate. Street view of Cafe Nero and Simmons Bakery on Howardsgate. (Image: Google Maps)Dating back to 1935, the site sits on the corner of Howardsgate and Wigmores North in Welwyn Garden City’s town centre. The first floor already contains three residential flats and the applicant said the new units would "form a natural extension of the residential use already established". With the site’s central location offering easy access to public transport and town centre services, no additional parking is proposed.