Former Post Office

Overall we welcome the principle of conversion to a mixed-use incorporating retail, residential and office use. If you look at the upper floors of many of our fine town centre buildings you will see that they are often underused (even for commercial purposes) and sometimes look very run down. Residential uses in these upper floors would bring life back into the town centre, which otherwise falls into darkness once the shops and restaurants are closed. It would also provide much needed town centre accommodation for single people and small households, near their places of work, or near the bus/train station for those who commute to work.