Plans submitted for former swimming baths

PLANS have been submitted to build 11 semi-detached homes on the land that Chapeltown Baths used to occupy.

In April of last year, planning permission was approved for the building of a block, between two and four storeys in height, of 32 one and two bedroom apartments.

However, architects Coda Studios, acting on behalf of Eyre Investments, have revisited the development and have now submitted the new plans for the 11 homes with three to four bedrooms each.

Chris Carr Architects said in a statement: “The site, which is currently derelict and unused, was, prior to its demolition, the site of the Chapeltown Baths. There have been numerous apartment blocks built in Chapeltown during recent years and there are a number of other similar proposals for the area.

“The applicants have re-visited their development appraisal for the site and believe that the market is already well supplied with apartments and that there is currently a healthy demand for traditional family houses.

“All new houses have three to four bedrooms with generous living space and most have private garages. All new dwellings have spacious gardens and are set within a heavily landscaped site.”

The baths closed in February 2016 after serving the community for around 50 years and since then, the land has been unused.