“Redundant” church building could be demolished to make way for housing

A disused church building in a Wrexham village could soon be demolished to make way for housing.

An application has been submitted to Wrexham Council proposing that three new homes are built on the site of the Church of Christ The King, Holt Road in Rossett.

The plans include the demolition of the “redundant” single storey church building in the centre of what is described by the applications as brownfield land.

The site, which also includes a large car park area, sits across the way from the Rossett village green and is located on the junction of Holt Road and Harwood’s Lane.

It has been proposed that three detached family homes are built on the land, with a private driveway and garden area provided for the properties.

Apex Architecture Design, which have submitted plans on behalf of applicants Leslie Homes, state that the “site offers an opportunity to create a high-quality residential development that can sit comfortably in its surroundings without detrimentally impacting on adjoining neighbours and make a positive contribution to the wider adjoining Conservation Area setting.”

At the ground floor level the proposed homes would have an open plan kitchen / dining family room to the read, with a utility room accessed off the kitchen.

Each property would also have a “generous integral garage”.

A master bedroom with ensuite facilities and three further double bedrooms and family bathroom would be located on the first floor along with a multi-purpose loft room on the second floor.

Access to the site will be “utilised in a similar form” with no highways alterations required.

The applicants conclude: “The existing site is in an extremely untidy state and no viable use has been found for the redundant building.

“The site does have good existing access provision and would clearly benefit from a redevelopment for residential purposes to integrate with the context of adjacent residential properties.

“Planning Policy supports the principle of redeveloping this previously developed site as supported by pre-application feedback.

“The enclosed design proposals present a high-quality residential design which responds to its context and respects neighbouring properties amenity, views and setting.

“By virtue of the layout and landscaping design, the design responds to the site context and will improve upon the current site appearance to make a positive contribution to the adjoining Conservation Area setting.

“We therefore request that the council support the proposals for an approval in due course.”

The application will be considered for approval by Wrexham Council at a later date.