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GEaston · 29-07-2013, 06:06

Surely no link there then.......

Happy to discuss it on here, and actually for once it fits with the town centre changes title of the thread.

So there are 2 buildings here 26 (a shop fronted premises on the right) and 28 which is not a shopfront but a large glazed window that you can't see through - the left building.

26 will stay as is - it was zoned for office use, and doesn't require any change to be used as a shop. This building will complete around end August.

28 is more of a problem in terms of what to do with it. It is currently designated as Office - and downstairs it could stay as office. I don't think there's much demand for office on Warner Street and actually I don't think historically office should have been approved for what is clearly a shopping street. In terms of making this a shop, that wont work for 28. Obviously it was a house back in 1820 when built and it retains it's heavy central supporting wall between splitting the front from back of the ground floor. That's not easy to remove, and also there is no shop frontage - just the hideous window that you can see.

The upstairs of 28 can and should be a 1 bedroom flat. I don't need planning permission for change of use to that, thanks to the governments sensible rules on converting commercial to residential above ground floor level. So that will be a 1 bed.

The downstairs will also be a 1 bed, if passed, and an office if not. As it can't be a shop, I think residential is better than office because office may not rent so easily.

I know from many discussions here that there's a shortage of 1 bed flats in the town - well here's 2 that I'm looking to create. They'll be in brand new condition when done. To save some typing about how I'm here only to take advantage of the townsfolk, I would point out that I plan to let these 1 bed flats at 350 pounds a month. If you look at rightmove you'll find that's the absolute cheapest accommodation anywhere in the town. These though will be finished to brand new standard and so cannot be compared with others.

To DP's point - Joe is my father, who worked for 52 years in the building trade for Robert McAlpine and knows way more than I will ever know about buildings. I have been living in Singapore so he's better placed than I as the person on the ground to deal with builders/tradesman/councilors/regulators and all the people that need to be involved in such a project.

If possible lets debate the buildings and their use (historical and future) rather sidetracking to attempt to attack me.

29-07-2013, 06:06	#842
GEaston Full Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 198 Liked: 46 times Rep Power: 64	Re: Town Centre Changes Surely no link there then....... Happy to discuss it on here, and actually for once it fits with the town centre changes title of the thread. So there are 2 buildings here 26 (a shop fronted premises on the right) and 28 which is not a shopfront but a large glazed window that you can't see through - the left building. 26 will stay as is - it was zoned for office use, and doesn't require any change to be used as a shop. This building will complete around end August. 28 is more of a problem in terms of what to do with it. It is currently designated as Office - and downstairs it could stay as office. I don't think there's much demand for office on Warner Street and actually I don't think historically office should have been approved for what is clearly a shopping street. In terms of making this a shop, that wont work for 28. Obviously it was a house back in 1820 when built and it retains it's heavy central supporting wall between splitting the front from back of the ground floor. That's not easy to remove, and also there is no shop frontage - just the hideous window that you can see. The upstairs of 28 can and should be a 1 bedroom flat. I don't need planning permission for change of use to that, thanks to the governments sensible rules on converting commercial to residential above ground floor level. So that will be a 1 bed. The downstairs will also be a 1 bed, if passed, and an office if not. As it can't be a shop, I think residential is better than office because office may not rent so easily. I know from many discussions here that there's a shortage of 1 bed flats in the town - well here's 2 that I'm looking to create. They'll be in brand new condition when done. To save some typing about how I'm here only to take advantage of the townsfolk, I would point out that I plan to let these 1 bed flats at 350 pounds a month. If you look at rightmove you'll find that's the absolute cheapest accommodation anywhere in the town. These though will be finished to brand new standard and so cannot be compared with others. To DP's point - Joe is my father, who worked for 52 years in the building trade for Robert McAlpine and knows way more than I will ever know about buildings. I have been living in Singapore so he's better placed than I as the person on the ground to deal with builders/tradesman/councilors/regulators and all the people that need to be involved in such a project. If possible lets debate the buildings and their use (historical and future) rather sidetracking to attempt to attack me.