A HISTORIC bank building in Hawarden may soon be turned into a home if plans are approved.
The former HSBC building on the corner of Glynne Way and Rectory Lane is the subject of a planning application to Flintshire County Council.
Applicant Deborah Jarvis has requested permission to transform the disused building, which is within the Hawarden village conservation area, into a dwelling.
The bank closed the branch in 2007 and for a number of years it was occupied by Dodds Estate Agents.
But now plans have been submitted to turn the corner building – believed to have been built in the early part of the last century – into a one-bedroom home.
The reception area will become the Master Bedroom with the front offices turned into the lounge and hall.
The back offices will be where the kitchen and dining area are located, with a study and bathroom all on the ground floor.
The lower ground floor/basement which opens out onto the rear yard will be turned into a garden room.
The street-facing exterior of the building will remain largely unaltered, with the existing windows replaced with similar alternative to retain the building’s character and appearance within the conservation area.
Luke Oliver Fowles, Architectural Technician at Blueprint Architectural Services who drew up the plans, said: “The building is clearly an important element of the conservation area, being located on the corner of a prominent road within the conservation area.
“It is to be made fit for purpose and safe for occupation, allowing us to largely preserve the existing structure, ensuring the building is renovated to a high standard and enabling it to be utilised as a high value property within the core of the village.
“The existing property is currently disused, and the successful conversion would result in the renovation of an important element of the street scene without detrimentally impacting the character and appearance of the building.
“It will ensure future maintenance of the building, reducing potential deterioration of the property and benefit the conservation area by replacing and refurbishing key elements of the dilapidated building.”
A decision by Flintshire’s Local Planning Authority is expected on the application by Christmas Day, December 25.
