An office building in Stoke-on-Trent could be converted into seven sheltered housing apartments if a planning application is approved.

Brick by Brick Homes Ltd has submitted an application to Stoke-on-Trent City Council to convert a building, previously used as office accommodation, into seven one-bedroom apartments.

The building, located on Hill Street, Stoke, was last occupied by Radis Community Care Group.

If the application is approved, the building would be renovated and a "modest extension" would be added to create seven self-contained "one Bedroom, one Person" apartments.

The planning application said: "The intent is that the housing type provided is 'Sheltered Housing'.

"What this means is that all units are accessible by a Carer or multiple Carers who will be on site 24hrs a day.

"This is ideal for occupants who might have a disability or be of an age whereby some 'Extra Care' or monitoring is necessary to ensure they can continue to live independently. 

"In Stoke-on-Trent there is a demand for this type of development."

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A previous application for the site, which was submitted to Stoke-on-Trent City Council in January 2024, was refused.

The decision notice from Stoke-on-Trent City Council said: "The proposals would fail to take the opportunity of providing a well-designed development and would neither preserve nor enhance the character and appearance of the surrounding conservation area.

It added: "The proposals raise significant detrimental concerns for the residential amenity of future occupiers due to the poor quality of light, outlook, privacy, floor space and potential noise nuisance from surrounding commercial properties."

In the Design and Access Statement submitted alongside the application, the applicant set out how they would mitigate the problems raised in the previous application for nine one-bedroom flats.

The statement said: "The latest proposals have paid close attention to the reasons for refusal from the previous planning submission.

"The treatment of window fenestration has been enhanced; the type of window will be an improvement in the main whilst also securing adequate amenity to occupants from a Noise perspective.

"Boundary Treatments are improved, and the building extensions are more sympathetic to the host building."

The Local Highway Authority and Environmental Health have both offered no objections to the proposal, although Highways recommended parking space size and accessible parking be further clarified.

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The planning application added: "The intention is to provide high quality modern living standards for occupants through the sustainable re-use of the host building whilst respecting the historic character."

Stoke-on-Trent City Council have yet to make a decision on the application.

To view the full application visit the Stoke-on-Trent City Council planning website here.