Hereford Voice 41 Report post Posted March 22 Over the past few years, we have noticed more and more planning applications to change use from shops to flats. Again today plans have been submitted here for 145 Eign Street Quote Proposed variation of condition 2 of planning permission 163094 (Proposed change of use of shop to two flats and new dormer window to south elevation) minor changes to layout and change from Dormer to roof extension. Hereford shops are slowly disappearing and Herefordshire Council are often granting these plans. We will attempt to start highlighting each of these applications to show the scale of this trend from the Council. How plans were passed in Eign Street for this lot previously is beyond comprehension, how is this in keeping with the surrounding area? These buildings bricked up look horrendous! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.Butt 220 Report post Posted March 22 I see this happening all the time, good to see this article, soon these NEW residents will be complaining about noise or something coming from their retail neighbours no doubt. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger 528 Report post Posted March 22 That newsagents (closed for some time) has a very low ceiling. It is not very fit, in it's current state, to reopen as a shop. I would sooner it was turned in to housing as opposed to it opening up as a dodgy tobacco outlet. SuperSam is next door tho so I suppose that might be why it has been vacant for ages ...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Thomas 540 Report post Posted March 23 20 hours ago, K.Butt said: I see this happening all the time, good to see this article, soon these NEW residents will be complaining about noise or something coming from their retail neighbours no doubt. Soon there will be no shops and then wait for the moaning, personally, I do not think change of use of many if these shops should be granted, it is a shopping retail area, there are plenty of places around for flats, this will end up being bedsits, you mark my words Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ragwert 359 Report post Posted March 23 Another application went in last weeks for the storage building next to and back of British Heart Foundation shop in Commercial Street to be turned into a HMO.https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/info/200142/planning_services/planning_application_search/details?id=190882&search-term=registered in the last 7 days&search-service=recent&search-source=items&search-item=registered in the last 7 days Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twowheelsgood 599 Report post Posted March 23 That one is horrific - 12 rooms, reminds me of a factory farm. Lots of points don't comply with Building Regs either(not that that stops Planning). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger 528 Report post Posted March 23 6 hours ago, Bill Thomas said: Soon there will be no shops and then wait for the moaning, personally, I do not think change of use of many if these shops should be granted, it is a shopping retail area, there are plenty of places around for flats, this will end up being bedsits, you mark my words The evidence seems to suggest we have too many shops. We either have empty shops or they are turned into a barbers or charity shop. In contrast we have a housing crisis. So I'm never gonna put up too much of an argument to defend change of use planning applications in most circumstances. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hereford Voice 41 Report post Posted March 27 Here is another change of use application, this one is for multi-occupancy home. Quote Proposed change of use from A1 storage to a 12 bed HMO on first and second floor. Planning Application P190882/F Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twowheelsgood 599 Report post Posted March 27 Just now, Hereford Voice said: Here is another change of use application, this one is for multi-occupancy home. Planning Application P190882/F More akin to factory farm than a home - how much lower are we going to sink? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ragwert 359 Report post Posted March 27 On 23/03/2019 at 22:36, Roger said: The evidence seems to suggest we have too many shops. We either have empty shops or they are turned into a barbers or charity shop. In contrast we have a housing crisis. So I'm never gonna put up too much of an argument to defend change of use planning applications in most circumstances. We do Roger. Was OK back in the good old days to have some 300 + shops Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Trimble 0 Report post Posted April 6 Years ago this city had an excessive number of shoe shops and building societies. Now its nail bars, barbers and multi national convienance shops (plus looks like a number of massage parlours are popping up across the city centre as well). Converting closed business premises to houses/flats does ensure the city centre does not become a tumble weed gehtto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hereford Voice 41 Report post Posted August 7 Another example of the city shrinking and becoming more residential: Quote Change of use of vacant office space to residential with addition of a new floor at roof level. Broad St application HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
