The existing four-storey building will be extended with two additional floors
A four-storey office building in a Cambridgeshire city will be extended to make way for new apartments. MJS Construction LTD sought permission from Peterborough City Council to extend and convert the “prestigious” Monkstone House into residential apartments.
The proposal will see the existing City Road building extended with two additional floors to create 65 residential apartments after plans were approved. The upward extension would include 22 residential apartments and the conversion of the existing building would deliver a further 43.
The plans indicate there would be 58 two-bedroom apartments and seven one-bedroom units. The applicant said it will deliver “well designed residential accommodation” within a “highly sustainable city-centre location”.
A planning statement reads: “While the proposed development will result in a building containing multiple dwellinghouses, the overall height of the building will remain below 18 metres and will not exceed 7 storeys.”
According to planning documents, the proposals will include cycle parking provision for future occupiers. The planning statement continues: “The scheme makes effective use of previously developed land and represents an appropriate form of intensification, making a positive contribution to the delivery of housing without altering the established building footprint or access arrangements.”
The developer described Monkstone House as a “prestigious and prominent office building well-located in the heart of the city centre and major commercial district”.
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