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Reference number: R11/0758
Site address: 1 Bank Street, Rugby
Description: Conversion of first and second floors to 3 residential apartments.
Case Officer Name & Number: Owain Williams – 01788 533789
Site Description
The proposed site is located on the Junction of Bank Street and Regent Street and is situated within the
Town Centre boundary and also a Conservation Area.
The building is a three storey building which is part of a block of development which runs along Regent
Street and turns the corner into Bank Street. The ground floor is fully glazed all the way round and used
to be an estate agents but is now vacant.
The two upper floors are both accessed via a door and stairway off Bank Street. The windows to the first
and second floors are all sash windows
Proposal Description
The proposal is for the conversion of the first and second floor into 3 apartments. Two of the apartments
will be situated on different floors with the third spilt over the two floors with a bedroom and shower room
in the first floor and kitchen, lounge and dining area on the second floor.
All the existing openings to the building are to be utilised with no new openings created. The existing
access to the first and second floors will be used and the existing ground floor readied for use as a retail
unit.
Relevant Site History
R98/5652/3044/P - Use of existing building as estate agents – Approved 1/4/98
Technical Consultations Responses
Environmental Services – No objections
Third Party Responses
Neighbours – No comments received
Relevant Planning Policies and Guidance
GP1 – Appearance and Design of Development
GP3 – Protection of Amenity
TCR3 – Town centre uses
Complies
Complies
Complies
PPS1 – Delivering sustainable development
PPS5 – Planning for the historic environment
Assessment of Proposals
The determining issues to take into consideration in this case are the principle of the development within
this town centre location, the impact on the character and appearance of the building and surrounding
conservation area and the impact on the neighbouring amenities.
The proposal is to convert the first and second floor of the building currently in A2 use into three
residential units. Policy TCR3, Town Centre Uses, states that within Rugby town centre, as defined on
the Proposals Map, uses within the Use Classes B1, C1, C2, C3, D1 and D2 of the Town and Country
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Planning Act Use Classes Order 2006 will be permitted. As the residential apartments would be a C3
use and would not be replacing any B use the principle of the development would be acceptable
complying with policy TCR3 of the Local Plan.
The building is situated within a Conservation Area and therefore it would be important that the
conversion of the buildings does not detract from the character and appearance of the building and the
surrounding area. The conversion of the first and second floors into residential apartments would not
result in any alteration to the external appearance of the building as existing openings will be utilised to
allow access and also light. As the appearance will not alter there will be no impact on the conservation
area therefore complying with policy GP1 of the Local Plan and also the guidance contained in PPS5.
As the building had an existing A2 use and is situated within the town centre where all kind of services,
facilities and uses are located the amenity of the residents and neighbouring residents would be minimal
therefore complying with policy GP3 of the Local Plan.
As the proposed development is within the town centre it is not expected that parking spaces have to be
provided for the units as the location is sustainable and there is sufficient public transport and public car
parking available.
Report prepared by: Owain Williams
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