Popular car dealership is being DEMOLISHED after 50 years to ‘breathe life' back into Victorian English town
A BELOVED car dealership is set to be completely demolished as part of a major revamp plan to "breath life" back into a Victorian English town.
After an application to build a set of new homes at the site of the 50-year-old motor dealer last year, the major transformation is now moving forward.
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The plans include turning the former Maltings location into apartments - while scrapping the car sales showroom off Quay Street.
Bellingham Homes applied to have the 39 new properties built at the former MR King & Sons car dealership last June.
They will now be constructed in the Victorian English town of Halesworth.
Planning documents revealed that the huge overhaul will represent a "harmonious marriage of past and present".
It also said the new homes would preserve the "historic fabric" of the Halesworth conservation area.
Revised drawings of the plans have been submitted to the council.
A construction and demolition plan have also been filed, as the proposal continues to move forward.
The groundbreaking plan for the site's layout shows four one-bedroom, 29 two-bedroom, five three-bedroom, and one four-bedroom properties across the new development.
Bulldozers will soon move in to tear down a showroom, two workshops and an extension at the Maltings site as part of the major housing revamp.
The first ten homes will be built at the front of the site during phase two of the plans.
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The old Maltings building is set to be converted into 29 more in the final stage.
Other revisions from the original application include a new secure gate positions.
And different window positions have also been proposed to avoid overlooking nearby properties.
The application initially raised concerns surrounding the lack of parking space, increased traffic, and the impact on nearby health centres.
But since the revised drawings, one public comment has been received in support of the bid.
It said: "This is an excellent scheme for a long despoiled area used by a car dealership and garage and will breathe life into a historic feature of Victorian Halesworth.
"It will be an asset to the town's infrastructure and ambience".
Council officials will make a decision in due course.
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