Plans released for conversion of Cornwallis Chambers

Plans to transform a Grade II listed building have been released <i>(Image: Google Maps)</i>
Plans to transform a Grade II listed building have been released (Image: Google Maps)
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A plan has been released to transform a prominent Ipswich town centre landmark into two residential flats.

Grade II listed Cornwallis Chambers, which sits at the junction of Great Colman Street and St Margaret’s Street, currently stands vacant following the expiry of a short lease.

The proposed conversion project will aim to make minimal interventions to the building's interior, focusing on preserving the historic features of this 'visually prominent' site that has been under the applicant's family's ownership since 1947.

Ipswich Borough Council received the plans on July 10 and planning officers will now consider the proposal before deciding to approve or reject them.

One flat will have two bedrooms, a kitchen, a utility room, and a living room located in the building's reconstructed and medieval parts.

The other flat also contains two bedrooms, a living area, a kitchen and dining space, and a shower room.

The building has historical significance right down to the original timber frame, a member of which was cut during the 1927 trolleybus introduction alterations.

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