A SALISBURY restaurant could be turned into flats under new proposals.

Nepalese and Indian cuisine restaurant Yetis Kitchen, found at 139 Fisherton Street, has been closed since a fire broke out in the kitchen in June last year.

The landlord says the previous occupier confirmed they will not reopen at the site and they have been struggling to secure an alternative commercial tenant to take it on.

Plans have now been submitted to turn the restaurant into two ground floor flats.

The applicant, TooGood’s Property Company Ltd, says the existing double doors would need to be replaced with wider doors to allow convenient access to the commercial area of Fisherton Street.

The first and second floors of the building are currently being used as four flats.

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Agent Simpson Hilder, who submitted the plans on behalf of the applicant, said that if the plans are not approved, the area could remain vacant permanently.

“The change of use of the ground floor to residential would result in significant investment by the owner that would secure the long-term prospects of the property as a whole,” they said.

“Without its conversion to residential, the ground floor level is likely to remain vacant for a significant period of time.”

They added: “Given the non-central location of the property and the availability of alternative space, there is no realistic prospect of there being any demand for the ground floor space to be used for restaurant purposes in the foreseeable future.”

To view and comment on the plans, search reference PL/2025/02542 on the planning section of the Wiltshire Council website.

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