A vacant Perth city centre pub and nightclub premises could be converted into eight bedsits.
A change of use application has been submitted for the former Forty Four Bar and Lounge in Atholl Street by the PCG Group Ltd.
The proposed works include removing the existing public house signage and restoration of the front façade.
The applicant’s agents, Perth architects StudioEAST, in a submission with the application point out the ground floor premises – most recently a public house, bar and nightclub – are currently unoccupied.
The proposed bedsit scheme does not include a communal area, but a shared entrance foyer and circulation corridor accessed from Atholl Street.
The architect’s submission continues: “The purpose of this application is to propose the possible change of use and conversion of the ground floor Forty-Four bar and lounge to retrofit eight new bedsit apartments, as per the current first floor use.
“The ground floor accommodation has followed a similar use throughout its history; however, the façade treatment has changed numerous times.
“The ground floor provides access to the lower basement level which was previously used as a cellar.
“This area is currently unoccupied and provides underfloor access to services of the ground floor accommodation.
“The building is constructed predominantly of stone, finished in a cement render and mortar application, painted an off white, uPVC windows and a mix of cast iron and PVC guttering and downpipes to complete the palette of materials.
“The existing ground floor layout plan extends beyond the original footprint to the rear, immediately sited on the neighbouring boundaries, both abutting buildings to the west, substation and small courtyard to the east.”
A 2015 application submitted by Perthshire Glazing Company for the conversion of an existing first floor flat at The Corinna, 44 Atholl Street, into five bedsits was granted in November that year.
It was considered that the development complied with the relevant provisions of the Development Plan, and the approval document stated that there were no material considerations apparent outweighing the Development Plan.