By Matt Simpson Audience and Content Editor
The proposed flats in Tabley Street, Northwich PLANS have been submitted to transform vacant land near Barons Quay into an apartment block. Courts Developments have applied to Cheshire West and Chester Council for planning permission to build a three-storey building housing 34 apartments. The proposed block, for land at the junction of Tabley Street and Albion Road, would be comprised of three studio apartments, 21 one-bed units and 10 two-bed units. Residents would also have access to two communal gardens, an external bin store and 22 car parking spaces, with one allocated for disabled parking. A design and access statement, submitted on behalf of Courts Developments, said: “The proposed development is located close to the town centre with excellent pedestrian and public transport links and will provide a unique and vibrant development.
It follows a series of planning applications recently being approved for apartments above shops in Wrexham. Plaid Cymru councillor Marc Jones, whose Grosvenor ward covers a large part of the main shopping area, believes approximately 100 flats have been given the green light over the last few years. His comments were made during a meeting in which the local authority’s planning committee granted permission for six more flats on the upper floors of the former Nationwide building society on the town’s High Street. The scheme was described by members as being of a “higher quality” than other developments, but Cllr Jones said it was important for guidelines to be established.
Nationwide relocated from its branch on the corner of Wrexham\ s High Street to a larger unit on Regent Street back in January. Source: Google PLANS to create six flats above a former building society in Wrexham have been recommended for approval. Nationwide relocated from its branch on the corner of the town’s High Street to a larger unit on Regent Street in January last year. The property has stood empty for the last 12 months and proposals were entered in October to convert the upper floors into living accommodation. It would also see the ground floor refurbished and retained for commercial use.