PLANS have been submitted to convert an old Weston private school into nine flats.

Located in Ellenborough Park, Ashbrooke House is a disused school. The application's accessible housing statement, put together by Gibson Architecture, reads: "The building is well located to bus services and other transport links such as Weston Train Station. The building is within town which makes taxi an easily accessible service. 

"The proposal includes a total of 16 parking spaces within the site. Of the 16 spaces, 5 spaces have the capability of meeting accessible parking standards as set out within Part M of the building regulations."

If approved, works would include the demolition of outbuildings, the removal of a existing external staircase, a small extension to rear to create porch for rear ground floor flat, the reconfiguration of the roof with gables to the rear, and the installation of a new external spiral staircase.

Here are the other applications submitted this week (from September 11).

Weston-super-Mare

Request to discharge condition numbers 17 (Uses Scheme) and 18 (Highway Sign scheme) on application 17/P/0249/F on The Flight Shed, The Taxiway.

Change of use from a private school to 9no. flats (Class C3 residential units). Works will include the demolition of outbuildings, removal of existing external staircase, small extension to rear to create porch for rear ground floor flat, reconfiguration of the roof with gables to the rear, new external spiral staircase on 9 Ellenborough Park.

Clevedon

T - 1 Beech tree crown lift to 5 mtrs prune back to fence only. T - 2 Robinia tree re-balance one sided crown by removing up to 1.5 mtrs on east side of canopy only. T - 3 Horse chestnut remove to ground level as this twin stemmed has no amenity value and replant a species more appealing. T - 4 Sweet chestnut crown reduction by 2 mtrs, reduce main stem height by 1.5 mtrs to allow for regeneration on 17 Wellington Terrace.

T - 1 False Acacia fell on 1B Lower Linden Road.

Maple and Ash Tree - Reduce sides by 2.5m back to fence line to provide clearance on 39 Cannons Gate.

Proposed replacement of existing shop front window on 31 Old Church Road.

Long Ashton

Proposed creation of off-road parking including landscaping alterations at the front of the property and creation of hard standing and access stairs on 12 Providence Lane.

Fell three Ash trees killed by die back on Woodland Opposite Clarken Coombe Lodge And To The Rear Of Buttercliffe Farm.

Wrington

Proposed refurbishment of existing bungalow including; Removal of existing Chimney, replacement of the roof and all windows/doors (Including garage door), replacement of 1no. rear windows and 1no. rear door with large patio doors and installation of a log burner. Extension of existing hard standing and creation of a raised rear patio on 55 South Meadows.

Backwell

T1-Oak-Remove the faulted primary scaffold branch to approx 1m on 53 Dark Lane.

Locking

Sub-division of existing dwellinghouse into 2no. separate residential units on 93 Elm Tree Road.

Portishead

Non material amendment to planning permission 23/P/0472/FUH (demolition of existing rear conservatory and single storey extension and proposed erection of a replacement two storey rear extension with ground floor living spaces and 2 no bedrooms to first floor with roof terrace on 4A Woodside Gardens.

Retrospective application for the installation of 6no. rooflights to the main dwelling, 2no. rooflights to existing detached garage and installation of bi-fold doors to replace 1no. window and 1no. door at the South-West garage elevation on 72 Eastcliff.

Clapton-in-Gordano

Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 5no. dwellings on Land East Of Wood Lane.

Butcombe

Retrospective application for the formation of a new domestic vehicular access off Yewtree Batch to serve "The Annex", with associated works on Rusling House.

Loxton

Proposed conversion of a redundant barn to a dwellinghouse on Barn Off Church Lane.

Claverham

Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey agricultural workers dwelling on Hollowmead Farm.

Yatton

Proposed erection of a detached 3no. bedroom dwelling on land to the West of 25 Elm Close.

Failand

Installation of new security gates to main entrance on Bristol And Clifton Golf Club Beggar Bush Lane.

Nailsea

Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, garage conversion, replacement of existing garage doors and 1no. door with 3no. windows and replacement of 1no. window with patio doors. Erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey side extension to facilitate new garage on 50 Turnbury Avenue.

Uphill

Proposed Installation of 18no. Solar Panels at the North-West and South-East elevations on 10 Links Road.