The owner of a property on the High Street is hoping to be allowed to turn the upper floors into flats, after previously having their plans rejected.
The Development & Planning Authority said ‘no’ to plans for converting the first, second, and third floors of No. 32, the High Street, earlier this year.
At the time, the DPA said the designs submitted “do not respect the character of the local built environment”. Other reasons were also given, which the property owner’s architect says have now been addressed.
Some of those reasons included the “large adverse effect on the overall special interest of the protected building, and the setting of adjoining protected buildings”, a lack of adequate privacy for the future occupiers and neighbouring properties, and a lack of consideration for the health and well-being of any future occupiers.
Courtillet Design, which has submitted the planning application on behalf of Stone House Properties, said the previously raised concerns have now been addressed.
The new plans suggest just three flats be created rather than four, while the retail space on the ground floor is maintained.
Courtillet Design has also said that changes have been made to the plans regarding the size of the proposed extension, and that some of the existing timber features will be retained.
It was said that these changes have been made following consultation with the States’ conservation department and Guernsey Fire and Rescue Service.
The building has previously been amended at the rear with a single storey extension. It is separated from the next building along by an alley, described as a “cobbled venelle”.
A previous DPA report suggests that it is unclear who owns the venelle.
The DPA will consider the latest application once a public consultation on the proposed work closes on 12 September.