Still-in-use offices off major Northampton roundabout could become block of 25 flats

Developers are scoping out if the offices in Briar Hill could be converted into apartments.
By Alastair Ulke
Published 17th Sep 2020, 12:28 BST
Updated 17th Sep 2020, 12:32 BST
An office block off Hunsbury Hill Avenue could be converted into a block of 25 flats.An office block off Hunsbury Hill Avenue could be converted into a block of 25 flats.
An office block off Hunsbury Hill Avenue could be converted into a block of 25 flats.

An office building off of Northampton's Danes Camp Way could be converted into a block of 25 flats.

The Daisy Group IT firm offices off Hunsbury Hill Avenue is reportedly still employing staff on site.

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But a planning application put to the council suggests developers are eyeing up the two-storey building to become a block of 25 apartments.

The application by APC Planning submitted last week details how it would renovate the offices into 19 one-bed and six two-bed flats, with an option for up to 56 parking spaces.

The plan is listed as a "prior notification", meaning the developer is asking whether their planning application would be suitable before they formally apply to start work.

A public consultation on the scheme is open until October 1, but there are no neighbours near the building to consult with. Instead, Briar Hill's ward councillors have been invited to comment.

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