A proposed three storey building comprising 8no. apartments above 1no. retail unit and 1no. cafe / restaurant unit.
The site was occupied by a two storey bank building extending to c.2,200ft2. The First Trust bank announced the closure of the bank branch in February 2017 and the branch closed in June 2017.
Lambert Smith Hampton placed the site on the market in 2017 with offers invited over £350,000 and the site sold in March 2018 for a figure reportedly in excess of £750,000.
PWD Developments submitted a planning application (LA04/2018/1517/F) in June 2018 proposing 8no. apartments above 1no. retail unit and 1no. cafe / restaurant unit. The application was withdrawn in November 2018.
PWD Developments submitted a revised planning application (LA04/2019/0896/F) in April 2019 proposing 8no. apartments above 1no. retail unit and 1no. cafe / restaurant unit. The application was approved in August 2019.
Demolition of the vacant bank building commenced during September 2019.
