Housing and office plans for landmark Telford building
A Victorian landmark is could be converted into housing, offices and a community hall, if plans are approved.
The grade II listed Gower School House, in St Georges, Telford, was built in 1873 and originally served as a cottage hospital before converting into a school and later being used as a youth club.
Nuplace Ltd, a Telford and Wrekin Council-owned housing provider, has applied to refurbish the building, add three flats and community facilities inside it and build 10 two-bedroom houses at its rear.
Last December parts of the authority-owned building and the playground behind it were designated as an 'asset of community value' (ACV).
In a report for the borough’s planning committee, council officers say this does not protect it from development, as a replacement playground is proposed nearby and the new indoor community facilities would be a “significant improvement” on what is there now.
The committee will meet on Wednesday, November 17.
