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Mar 2021
Plans to convert Ripon office block into apartments
The building has been empty since 2013 and lies within the College Business Park. It was previously used as offices by the Inland Revenue.
The office block in Ripon.
Plans have been submitted to convert the Athelstan Court office block in Ripon into 19 homes.
The site owners, Athelstan Court Ltd and Spirit 80 Limited, are proposing 13 two-bedroom and six one-bedroom apartments with 30% being "affordable".
The building on Kearsley Road has been empty since 2013 and lies within the College Business Park. It was previously used as offices by the Inland Revenue.
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In 2020, the building was being sold as office space for £1.3 million.
However, planning documents suggest the owners failed to find a buyer for this purpose:
"The marketing information over the past 7+ years has demonstrated that the site is not desirable for office use with no credible offers for use of the site for office use. This leads to conclude that the use of the site for employment use is unviable."
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