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BBC News
2 days ago
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Decision deferred on Ripon petrol station site flats plan
A decision on whether to allow flats to be built on the site of a former petrol station in Ripon has been deferred by Fuel Oils had sought permission from North Yorkshire Council to build a four-storey six-apartment block on the site of Skellbank Garage, in a meeting on Monday, councillors heard the application was "strongly" supported by Ripon City Council, while Ripon Civic Society had welcomed changes to the original officials recommended the plans be turned down as the height of the new building would be "harmful" to the setting of a nearby listed building, and councillors decided to discuss the application again at a future date. A report seen by councillors stated that the design of the proposed development, which included three two-bed flats and three one-bed flats, "fails to reflect local characteristics of the Ripon Conservation Area at ground floor level".It would prove "harmful to the character of that conservation area and, through its form, the setting of the adjacent listed building", it the report also raised concerns that no ground stability report had been carried out, despite the site being in "an area with shallow gypsum that could cause subsidence".Documents supporting the application stated that the site, which had been vacant for over 20 years, was currently boarded off and in poor condition, according to the Local Democracy Reporting underground tanks from the former petrol station had been removed, the documents heard that Harrogate Borough Council, which was abolished in 2023, approved a plan in 2003 to demolish the former petrol station and build eight that work never took place and the permission had since lapsed, and a similar plan for the site which was submitted in 2016 was withdrawn three years later. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
3 days ago
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Plan for flats above Hull's Prospect Shopping Centre are approved
A prominent high-rise office block in Hull is set to be turned into 45 in the 1970s, the five-storey landmark building is above the Prospect Shopping bottom floor will include a two-bedroom apartment and four one-bedroom apartments, and the other four floors will each have seven studio apartments, a two-bedroom flat and two one-bedroom conditional planning approval was granted by Hull City Council. Conditions include not supplying on-street residential parking permits so visitor and business parking spaces can be work cannot start until cycling parking facilities for residents have been plans also limit the work to just the interior of the to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the apartments will be accessed via the existing entrance to Prospect Centre on Prospect Street. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
4 days ago
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Flats plan for Stoke-on-Trent office building set for approval
Plans to turn a vacant city centre office building into 99 flats have been recommended for disused Telecom House in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, would be converted into 24 studios, 61 one-bedroom flats and 14 two-bedroom flats under the proposal submitted by TT firm said the development would be "car free" but with two accessible parking spaces and storage for 110 bikes.A report with the planning application said the building on Trinity Street was in a "highly sustainable" location in the city centre, within walking distance of amenities including the bus station. The seven-storey building was previously a base for British Telecom staff. A full planning application is not required as certain residential conversions are allowed under permitted development rules. In a report to Stoke-on-Trent City Council's planning committee, planning officers described the development as "acceptable" and recommended members approve the committee is expected to make a decision on the plans during a meeting on Wednesday. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
4 days ago
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Plans to turn a former Hoddesdon police station into flats agreed
Planning permission to convert a former police station in a town into flats has been Borough Council's planning committee unanimously agreed to the plans for the building in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire at a meeting on 20 the 1960s-built police station closed, the site on the west side of the High Street has been used by the Teens Unite charity, by a café, and a second-hand clothes and book member Paul Mason described the plans as a "big improvement" on the current state. The building, which is no longer owned by Hertfordshire Police, will be extended as part of the work to turn it into 27 two-bedroom flats with most of them having an en-suite as well as a main to the Local Democracy Reporting Service it will now reach a height of four storeys, and include private balconies and terraces as well as communal gardens. Access will be from Woodlands Close, and there will be a total of 30 car parking spaces for the that is below the 54 expected spaces under the council's parking standards, officers noted that the site had "constraints" and that it was "within easy walking distance to bus services."The applicant's agent said: "The site presented us with a fantastic opportunity to refurbish and extend the existing building with an attractive, modern landmark building."Officers said the application would "promote an effective use of previously developed or brownfield land in meeting the need for new homes in a sustainable location". Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
6 days ago
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Plans to turn old Gateshead police station into flats
A former police station that has stood empty for years could be turned into building on Sunderland Road in Felling, Gateshead, stopped being used as a police station in 1999. Planning documents showed it was later used as a youth probation centre and a school, but had been empty for more than five Leo Investments has applied to Gateshead Council to turn it into an apartment complex with 15 flats. Planning documents said the project would give "a diverse group of people" the chance to rent an affordable property in the area and bring the building back into use.A previous application was submitted and approved in 2018 to turn the former station into an aparthotel, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
