Plans to convert former bank into flats unveiled
A former bank in the centre of Huddersfield could be transformed into new flats.
An application has been submitted by HD Central for planning permission to convert the town's old HSBC premises, on Cloth Hall Street, into 28 flats across five of its six floors.
If approved, the units are "likely" to be marketed to students, supporting documents said, with the ground floor of the building to have a commercial use.
HSBC is now located in Huddersfield's Kingsgate Shopping Centre, where it opened in Spring last year.
The plans are awaiting a decision from Kirklees Council, with a target date set for 8 July, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
The applicants said the conversion would not require any "major" external changes.
While the property does not have any space for parking, it has been proposed that there will be cycle storage facilities at basement level.
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