News: Office to resi conversion in Rotherham town centre
Another office building in Rotherham town centre could be converted into flats according to recently submitted plans.
The Rotherham town centre masterplan of 2017 confirmed the need for more housing and leisure uses as a way to develop economic vitality, bringing more life, activity and spending back into the town centre and moving away from the traditional retail market.
A planning application has now been submitted for 34 - 46 Moorgate Street, which is close to Rotherham Town Hall.
The plans, from Century Grove Ltd, show the proposed internal conversion from offices to 16 apartments across three floors.
Provisional drawings from Mark Smith - Architectural Design, show a mixture of 1 and 2-bed flats.
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34 - 46 Moorgate Street is currently home to Oxley & Coward Solicitors and proposals would see around two thirds of their town centre office footprint converted.
A number of legal firms have moved out of Rotherham town centre in recent years. Malcolm C Foy to Moorgate Crofts business centre, Parker Rhodes Hickmotts from Moorgate Street to Templeborough and Foys from All Saints' Square.
The plans for 34 - 46 Moorgate Street state that "the building will be upgraded internally with sound reduction insulation to comply with the current building regulations" and the council's Environmental Health department don't foresee any issues with a change of use.
Officers from Environmental Health said: "The area is mixed commercial / residential in nature. A site visit has also been undertaken and it was evident that noise levels in this area were relatively low."
Other residential conversions in the area have taken place along Moorgate Street and also include Douglas House, formerly offices for Norton Finance, and Maya Property Developments converting a disused office building on Ship Hill.
Images: Google Maps
The Rotherham town centre masterplan of 2017 confirmed the need for more housing and leisure uses as a way to develop economic vitality, bringing more life, activity and spending back into the town centre and moving away from the traditional retail market.
A planning application has now been submitted for 34 - 46 Moorgate Street, which is close to Rotherham Town Hall.
The plans, from Century Grove Ltd, show the proposed internal conversion from offices to 16 apartments across three floors.
Provisional drawings from Mark Smith - Architectural Design, show a mixture of 1 and 2-bed flats.
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34 - 46 Moorgate Street is currently home to Oxley & Coward Solicitors and proposals would see around two thirds of their town centre office footprint converted.
A number of legal firms have moved out of Rotherham town centre in recent years. Malcolm C Foy to Moorgate Crofts business centre, Parker Rhodes Hickmotts from Moorgate Street to Templeborough and Foys from All Saints' Square.
The plans for 34 - 46 Moorgate Street state that "the building will be upgraded internally with sound reduction insulation to comply with the current building regulations" and the council's Environmental Health department don't foresee any issues with a change of use.
Officers from Environmental Health said: "The area is mixed commercial / residential in nature. A site visit has also been undertaken and it was evident that noise levels in this area were relatively low."
Other residential conversions in the area have taken place along Moorgate Street and also include Douglas House, formerly offices for Norton Finance, and Maya Property Developments converting a disused office building on Ship Hill.
Images: Google Maps
16 comments:
Good news -all these extra flats around town should help swell the town hall coffers & may in turn help build more cycle lanes!
It can't be coincidence that there's been a mass exodus of law firms from Rotherham town centre.
I wonder how much of an impact the closure of Rotherham's court has had on these businesses, coupled with years of road closures has influenced their decisions to leave?
2 of the law firms that moved relocated to new build properties, so it is probably more to do with the improved facilities and favourable rental terms.
And less soul destroying than working in the town centre!
But where will car owners amongst the flat dwellers park their vehicles?
Car owners won’t be living there
Not belong before the town x not even a poundlandcouncil office near police station is turned into flats for our friends from abroad ... and as for the forge island debarkel as anyone from the the council got anything to say..not even a pound land.
Great for the town and it's transformation.
The quality of English in that post suggests that you’re also from abroad and haven’t been here very long.
Is it though?
How many of the current flats in Rotherham are accomodating "our friends from abroad" aren't all the current apartments private sale or rental?
Absolutely
A large amount, especially the multiple occupancy ones that are springing up all over town.
More footfall and more people buying food and drink in the town rather than taking a sandwich to work. Great stuff.
How they buy anything from the town centre when everything is closing?
You obviously haven't been reading posts on here for very long or you would realise that food and drink is ALL you can get.
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