Powys building could become three flats as plans approved
Planning permission for a project regarding a building on Church Street, Welshpool, has been granted as the plans involve renovating two existing flats within the building as well as creating one new apartment.
The plans would separate the first and second floors of the building, demolish a rear extension and make internal alterations to create the extra apartment, outlined in plans that were submitted to the council in November 2024 and were approved on July 1.
A planning statement, prepared by Hughes Architects on behalf of client Glenn Rowles, said: 'The proposals aim to convert the existing first and second floors into 3 residential units, with small facilitating works to the ground floor in order to create a new access stair.
'The proposals aim to utilise all of the existing openings, and therefore the alterations to the elevations will be minimal and limited to minor repair work where required.
'The proposal aims to retain as much of the original fabric as possible and all the works will be contained within the existing footprint of the property. As mentioned above, alterations to the front will be minimal, to the rear, a small existing extension will be removed in order to facilitate the creation of a new access, however, this extension is a later addition and therefore the impact on significant fabric will be minimal.
'This will also allow for the new access to be created within the existing footprint of the building, rather than creating a 'bolt on' structure like has been done previously, which will not detract from the existing elevation.
'Although the property is overall in good condition, the layout will need partitioning to divide the space into 3no residential units, and the existing fabric will need to be upgraded in order to meet modern needs as well as achieve Building Regulation compliance.'
The building is Grade II listed and located within the Welshpool Conservation Area, but Powys County Council's Built Heritage Officer commented on the proposal.
In the delegated report the officer said: 'A site visit has been made. It is considered the property would benefit from the works proposed, the present layout being somewhat disjointed.'
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