Coronation Street to get a brand new STREET with new characters, police station and explosive new storylines set to shock fans as soap expands to six episodes a week

THESE never seen before plans are set to show Coronation Street fans a whole new side of Weatherfield.

Corrie bosses are adding a new street to the famous soap, and they're also investing in new shops, houses, a school, a police station and even a court on at the show's new studios.

Drawings submitted to planning bosses at Trafford Council in Manchester for approval reveal a shop frontage in detail on a road described as Kitchener Street.

Another drawing shows a façade of half a dozen buildings and yet another image shows buildings with fire escapes.

The soap is having to expand to cope with the pressures of screening six episodes a week as announced by ITV last year.

The new street will be built alongside the four existing on-set cobbled streets Viaduct, Rosamund, Victoria and Coronation Street.

Rosamund Street used to be the home of corner shop the Kabin, Victoria Street is where Roy’s Rolls is based, and the bistro and garage are on Viaduct Street.

The Rovers Return pub, and a number of the main characters’ homes are located on Coronation Street itself.

One of the new roads is expected to be called Tile Street which is often mentioned but until now has never been seen.

The soap's new locales will mean a flurry of new characters and storylines - and jobs for behind the scenes and production staff.

The expansion is expected to create more than 40 new jobs for crew and writers as the soap ups its output to six episodes per week.

Coronation Street's Executive Producer Kieran Roberts said that the increase in episodes from autumn this year will for the show to focus on more lighthearted storylines and delve in to the histories and relationships of lesser known characters.

The new buildings should be ready by autumn when the show goes six nights a week.

He also joked that the soap is getting its own police station because "frankly we need one”.

A show source said: “Going to six episodes a week means there has to be an expansion to ensure the show stays fresh and has good storylines.

“The street will open up a whole range of new possibilities for the writers to work with.

“It’s inevitable that a whole new street of homes will bring new families and drama with it.”

The show, now based at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, is in its third home since it began in 1960.

It was previously based in a studio at Granada Television in central Manchester before it moved to an almost full-size set outside in the same location.

The show then moved to its new home in early 2014 and a new set was built to cope with the demands of high-definition television.

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