Three apartments at Bank House, Market Place, Reepham

“Applicant’s Name: The Original Holding Company Ltd. Site Address Bank House, Market Place, Reepham, Norfolk, NR10 4JJ Proposal Change of use of office to 3 dwellings and associated works; [excepting the ground floor which is to be retained as Class E - commercial, business and service]”

“Full planning permission and listed building consent are sought for the change of use of the first and second floor offices to provide three residential apartments, comprising two one-bedroom units at first floor and a two-bedroom unit at second floor level. All apartments would be accessed from a central communal stair served from the secondary Market Place entrance, with an external means of escape via the existing fire escape to the rear.”

“The application site is located on the western side of Market Place within the centre of Reepham. Bank House is a prominent three-storey, brick-built building with a slate hipped roof, dating from the nineteenth century. It is a Grade II listed building situated within the Reepham Conservation Area. The property was originally constructed as a dwelling and has been in office use since the closure of the bank in the mid-1980s.”

“20140462 Minor Internal Alterations, including the Removal of Non-Load Bearing Walls and the Construction of Partitions and/or Doors (Listed Building) Approved with Conditions 06/05/2014”

“900830 1) Repositioning of Barclays Bank Sign 2) Form New Fire Escape Door to Merchants Yard (Listed Building) Approved with Conditions 15/06/1990”

“The application site lies within the Reepham Conservation Area and comprises Bank House, a Grade II listed building located on the western edge of the Market Place, a prominent and historically cohesive townscape of mainly two and three storey buildings, many of which are listed. The building forms part of an attractive historic core, with commercial uses at ground floor level and residential accommodation above.”

“No external alterations are proposed and the external appearance of the listed building, the Conservation Area and the setting of neighbouring listed buildings would therefore be preserved. The works are confined to minor internal alterations, including selective closing of door openings, the creation of new door openings, and the insertion of limited, lightweight partitions to form bathrooms and to rationalise circulation space on the ground, first and second floors.”

“Developments that contribute water quality effects at habitats sites may not meet the no adverse effect on the site integrity test without mitigation. Mitigation through Nutrient Neutrality offers a potential solution. Where properly applied, Natural England considers that Nutrient Neutrality is an acceptable means of counterbalancing nutrient impacts from development to demonstrate no adverse effect on the integrity of habitats sites.”

“The applicant has secured mitigation through the purchase of credits from Norfolk Environmental Credits (NEC) which is a viable mitigation proposal made up of a portfolio of mitigation schemes. The mitigation is supported by a Shadow Strategic Appropriate Assessment and Technical report which accord with Natural England Principles.”

“Members voted unanimously for the following:”

“Approval with Conditions 1 Time Limit – Listed Building 2 In accordance with submitted drawings…”