THREE buildings that make up part of Ryeford Hall could be converted into dwellings if Herefordshire planners agree to the scheme for a church, a chapel and a manse building.

The buildings are currently registered as commercial premises and owner De Leeuw Ltd has applied for planning permission and listed building consent to convert them into residential.

It’s proposed that the church would become two dwellings, one with three bedrooms and the other with four bedrooms, with the fourth bedroom being in the annex at ground floor level.

The appearance will essentially remain the same with all of the existing windows and main entrances doors being retained and refurbished.

The proposed new first floor structure is to be set back from the window wall by one metre so that the floor does not cut across the tall windows and allows daylight to be received at both floor levels.

The building was formerly the Ryeford Baptist Church, which was abandoned for 10 years and became derelict. A subsequent planning application was agreed in 1995 for the change of use from church to office and storage.

It is proposed that the chapel would be converted into a single dwelling with four bedrooms and two bathrooms being created on an extended mezzanine level.

Meanwhile the chapel has modest proportions and size relative to the adjacent church, but features a double storey height elevation of stone with an eaves hight five metres above ground floor level.

The appearance of the chapel will essentially remain the same with the exception of three small windows to bedrooms on the western side of the building and two very small bathroom windows on the eastern elevation.

The former Baptist Chapel dates back to 1731 but it ceased being a Sunday School in 1948 and was subsequently abandoned for 52 years when it was last renovated for storage use.

The Manse building is domestic in scale with two storey height elevations of stone with an eaves height of 4.3 metres above ground floor level.

The bulk of the building provides generous space for a single dwelling and the renovation would see it returning to its original use.

Comments can be made on the applications, P253512/F for the church; P253509/F for the chapel and P253507/F for the manse via Herefordshire Council’s planning portal by Thursday, February 5.

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