Former Signal Radio studios could become flats

The Stoke-on-Trent building had been home to the local radio station for four decades

The former studios of Stoke-on-Trent's Signal Radio could be turned into flats.

Plans have been submitted to the city council to transform the first floor of the building in Shelton into five one-bedroom flats.

The ground floor of the old radio station, which had been there for 40 years, would stay as a commercial space.

In March, the landmark building on Stoke Road was under offer, after being put up for sale in 2023 with an asking price of £600,000.

The first floor of the former radio station is set to be turned into flats

The planning application states that the building is well sound-proofed, and those measures, including double glazing and sound-proofing between walls and floors would remain.

No structural alterations to the site are proposed, with all existing features of the building set to be retained.

There are a number of transport links nearby, including bus, cycle and train, and using the building for residential purposes would have a lesser impact on the highway than when it was a radio station, it argued.

Signal One was rebranded to Hits Radio earlier this year, and now broadcasts from Birmingham.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.