Witham: Part of town centre shop to convert to housing

12:00pm Monday 29th October 2012 in News

Witham: Part of town centre shop to convert to housing Witham: Part of town centre shop to convert to housing

Part of a wallpaper and upholstery shop which closed suddenly in August could now be converted into housing.

Mellons, in Newland Street, Witham, closed on August 10 after several decades in the town.

A planning application has been submitted to convert the back half of the premises into a two-bedroom home.

Applicant Brian Mills said: “I am proposing to turn the back half of the shop (the upper level) into a two bed dwelling whilst still keeping the front half of the building as a shop as the owners have no need to have the shop this big anymore.

The Mellons DIY shop in Halstead closed down in April, after 50 years. Two people were made redundant at the time, while two staff were transferred to the Witham branch.

Comments (7)

1:00pm Mon 29 Oct 12

Bhudeeka says...

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOO!!! We need shops not houses
NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOO!!! We need shops not houses Bhudeeka

1:58pm Mon 29 Oct 12

The Yellow Peril says...

Perhaps the owners will live in the house bit and rent the shop bit to someone else. Sounds OK to me
Perhaps the owners will live in the house bit and rent the shop bit to someone else. Sounds OK to me The Yellow Peril

8:41am Tue 30 Oct 12

Omelette says...

You don't want to argue with the applicant, he has a certain set of skills...
You don't want to argue with the applicant, he has a certain set of skills... Omelette

4:10pm Wed 31 Oct 12

Witham resident says...

The Yellow Peril wrote:
Perhaps the owners will live in the house bit and rent the shop bit to someone else. Sounds OK to me
I can assure you the owners will not be moving in, this is an investment property and the "applicant" is the husband of one of the owners. 6 staff were ditched with no notice, pay or redundancy in order to achieve this so for their sake I sincerely hope BDC refuse this application
[quote][p][bold]The Yellow Peril[/bold] wrote: Perhaps the owners will live in the house bit and rent the shop bit to someone else. Sounds OK to me[/p][/quote]I can assure you the owners will not be moving in, this is an investment property and the "applicant" is the husband of one of the owners. 6 staff were ditched with no notice, pay or redundancy in order to achieve this so for their sake I sincerely hope BDC refuse this application Witham resident

4:47pm Wed 31 Oct 12

The Yellow Peril says...

Then I hope the staff are taking them to tribunal
Then I hope the staff are taking them to tribunal The Yellow Peril

9:31pm Wed 31 Oct 12

four canals says...

Whilst it's not good to have empty shops in the High st, and this shop is a bit of an eyesore, it should have never been allowed to have it's extension way back, when the lovely victorian house it used to be was defaced,
I was a loyal customer for years and am so sad a lovely shop has gone from the high st.
BDC should refuse planning on principal as the owners booted the staff out with no pay.
Whilst it's not good to have empty shops in the High st, and this shop is a bit of an eyesore, it should have never been allowed to have it's extension way back, when the lovely victorian house it used to be was defaced, I was a loyal customer for years and am so sad a lovely shop has gone from the high st. BDC should refuse planning on principal as the owners booted the staff out with no pay. four canals

6:00pm Sun 4 Nov 12

Witham resident says...

Latest on the application shows environmental Services have objected and a fellow trader also.
Latest on the application shows environmental Services have objected and a fellow trader also. Witham resident

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