Plans For Old Post Office Building
01 March 2011 by Hamst
The former Post Office building on Cole Street could be in for a new lease of life if plans submitted to the council planners are approved.
Former Post Office on Cole Street
Permissions is being sought to transform the buildings ground floor into two retail units whilst converting the 1st and 2nd floors levels into flats. Two applications have been submitted for the development, the first to turn the lower floor into retail units is a re-submission of an application that was submitted in 2004 but had now elapsed. It is understood there has already been interest from some retailers about the proposed units. A ground floor rear extension in red brickwork to match the existing is also planned.
The second application for the 1st and 2nd floors is also a re-submission from one that was approved in 2005 and had again lapsed. It is for a �Change of Use� which seeks to renew the approval to convert & refurbish the former staff facilities into 5 residential flats.
The building started life in 1915 as Scunthorpe�s main Post Office, it closed a few years after the Parishes Shopping Centre opened when users complained it was �land locked� and wasn�t easily accessible by car. It was then home to Record Village who had moved from premises opposite, it has since been vacant for over a year and was boarded up last year.
Former Post Office on Cole Street
Permissions is being sought to transform the buildings ground floor into two retail units whilst converting the 1st and 2nd floors levels into flats. Two applications have been submitted for the development, the first to turn the lower floor into retail units is a re-submission of an application that was submitted in 2004 but had now elapsed. It is understood there has already been interest from some retailers about the proposed units. A ground floor rear extension in red brickwork to match the existing is also planned.
The second application for the 1st and 2nd floors is also a re-submission from one that was approved in 2005 and had again lapsed. It is for a �Change of Use� which seeks to renew the approval to convert & refurbish the former staff facilities into 5 residential flats.
The building started life in 1915 as Scunthorpe�s main Post Office, it closed a few years after the Parishes Shopping Centre opened when users complained it was �land locked� and wasn�t easily accessible by car. It was then home to Record Village who had moved from premises opposite, it has since been vacant for over a year and was boarded up last year.
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