Beauty salon plan for historic building approved

The Gables in Nantwich town centre used to be a community club and council offices

Plans to convert an historic town centre building into a beauty salon and flats have been approved.

The Gables, on Beam Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, is currently empty but was formerly used as a community club and offices.

Cheshire East councillors welcomed the change of use of the building, which will see the ground floor and basement used as a beauty salon and four flats created on the upper floors.

The site's existing extensions would also be demolished and replaced as part of the scheme.

Councillor Anna Burton, who backed approval of the plans, said the building used to be the offices of the former Nantwich Urban District Council.

“It’s got quite a long history, it used to be the CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau) and the town’s luncheon club,” she said and added it was nice to at last see something being done to the building.

The building dated back to at least the 19th Century, the council's archaeologist said.

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