Residents in an Ashfield village could soon be noticing changes to a building that was once an important part of the community.
For Ashfield District Council has received a planning application to convert the shop area and existing five-bedroom house at the former post office in Annesley Woodhouse into three two-bedroom houses.
The proposal also includes the construction of a modest two-storey extension at the back of the property and new windows at the front.
The Forest Road post office hit the headlines in 2018 when it was targeted by masked, armed robbers, who threatened staff with a crowbar and stole cash and cigarettes.
However, when word leaked out in March of this year that the branch was closing, a lot of the villagers took offense. This “followed the regrettable withdrawal of the premises for Post Office use,” a Post Office spokeswoman said.
The applicant, Jaspal Chatha, had received planning permission from the council the previous month to convert his shop to a residence.Chris Browne, the applicant behind the new plan, is the owner of the Blackpool-based property investment firm Horizon Living Ltd.
However, when word leaked out in March of this year that the branch was closing, a lot of the villagers took offense. This “followed the regrettable withdrawal of the premises for Post Office use,” a Post Office spokeswoman said.
The applicant, Jaspal Chatha, had received planning permission from the council the previous month to convert his shop to a residence.
Chris Browne, the applicant behind the new plan, is the owner of the Blackpool-based property investment firm Horizon Living Ltd.
According to Grace Machin, the development “would complement the existing local character of the area” with a “good-quality design” and the “footprint of the building would be similar” to what it is currently.
The idea is currently being reviewed by the council’s planning staff, who want to make a recommendation or decision by Tuesday, July 9.
Other planning applications submitted to the council include these:
1 Old Chapel Close, Kirkby – work to trees in a conservation area.
16 Downing Street, Sutton – demolition of building.
7 Nest Avenue, Kirkby – lawful development certificate for change of use from garage to office.
Installation of modular buildings: Turbine Surface Technologies Ltd., Little Oak Drive, Annesley.
11 Lime Tree Avenue, Kirkby – demolition of existing kitchen, side garage and outbuilding, and construction of single-storey rear extension.
11 Sorrel Drive, Kirkby – lawful development certificate for single-storey rear extension.
Elmwood, Lodge Lane, Kirkby – two-storey front extension.
38 Cherry Avenue, Kirkby – single-storey rear extension.
38 Langton Hollow, Selston – single-storey extension at rear, front porch and associated parking.
33C Outram Street, Sutton – advertisement.
Sutton Sailing Club, King’s Mill Reservoir, Sherwood Way South, Sutton – application to vary a condition of planning permission previously approved.
31 Main Road, Underwood – change of use of ground floor from post office to residential (see above).
3 Yew Tree Drive, Huthwaite – conditional discharge of a condition relating to planning permission for bird and bat boxes.
8 Craster Street, Sutton – prior approval for a proposed larger single-storey rear extension.
Land west of Beck Lane, Sutton – conditional discharge of a condition relating to planning permission for drainage and road layout.
Residents are invited to post their comments here on any of these planning applications.
Leave a Reply