Former Longridge workshop can be converted to house

The authority has granted planning permission for the conversion of a storage building on George Street into a single-storey dwelling with a garage.

The building, which forms part of a former industrial complex within the Longridge Conservation Area, has stood vacant since 2022, having most recently been used for storage.

A former joiner's workshop in Longridge will be converted into a house (Image: Judith Douglas Town Planning)

The latest application followed the refusal of a similar scheme in December 2024.

Applicants told the council the building had been marketed for business use for 10 months without a suitable tenant being found and argued that converting it into a home would bring the vacant site back into use.

The approved plans include a two-bedroom property, garage, off-street parking, and private garden.

As part of the consent, the developer must submit details of external materials, drainage arrangements and landscaping before work begins.

The council has also required contamination investigations to be carried out because of the site's former commercial use.

A bat box must also be installed on the site and the development carried out in accordance with ecological mitigation measures submitted with the application.

The decision notice states that approved parking spaces and the garage must remain available for residents' vehicles, while future alterations to the property will require planning permission because of its location within the conservation area.

Noise insulation measures recommended in an acoustic assessment must also be incorporated into the development to protect future occupants.