A VACANT property in Wilton could be converted and renovated to provide four homes and a shop.

A planning application has been submitted for work to bring 29 North Street, formerly the Burnbake Trust Furniture & Electrical Store, back into use.

It has been submitted by Spruce Town Planning Ltd on behalf of Corwen Property 1 Ltd.

The property was “previously used for commercial purposes but is now vacant”, the application said.

“The ground floor of the building contains a shop unit at the front, with the rear of the ground floor and the upper floors having previously been used for storage and offices,” it went on.

It said the building is in “poor condition in places and in need of a programme of renovation”.

The scheme would see the building converted to include three townhouses and a maisonette, plus a commercial unit on the ground floor.

Proposed elevations of the new-look 29 North Street in Wilton. Picture: Esdon Architecture/Wiltshire Council

“The townhouses will be at the rear of the building and each will have three floors of accommodation with some ground floor outdoor space created through a subdivision of the existing courtyard,” the application said.

“The maisonette will be on the upper floors of the front of the building over the retained, ground floor commercial unit.”

The houses would be a mixture of two and three-bed properties. The maisonette has two bedrooms.

A “small shop” or office would be created at the front of the building.

The application is now being considered by Wiltshire Council planners.

For more details, and to comment on the scheme, log on to www.wiltshire.gov.uk and search for application reference PL/2023/09892.