Rushden Town Council said they were 'disappointed' with the residential proposal
Plans to convert a disused 19th-century church into flats have been thrown out - with objectors claiming they would be "small" and "cramped". North Northamptonshire Council has refused a planning application to convert Independent Wesleyan Church on High Street, Rushden, into ten separate apartments of varying size.
The majority of the work would have been internal changes, with the exterior remaining largely the same apart from window and door additions. The church group has since moved buildings to a new hall on Queen Street, only a short distance from the site.Submitted plans laid out no intentions of providing parking or vehicle access points for the flats, instead opting for a bike store located toward the front of the building.
The town council said: "We are disappointed that yet another proposal for small flats has been brought forward when a more imaginative design could have created quality retail and food and drink opportunities."
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