Former Malvern furniture store to become offices

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 15:34 · Archive

Plans to convert Francis of Malvern's old bedroom store in Malvern Link into office space have been submitted to Malvern Hills District Council.

Plans to convert Francis of Malvern's old bedroom store at 275 Worcester Road in Malvern Link into office space have been submitted to Malvern Hills District Council. The furniture retailer consolidated its bedroom and home furnishings stores into a single shop at 235-237 Worcester Road last year, leaving the original building unused.

The conversion scheme would subdivide the existing floorspace into a number of smaller office spaces and communal facilities. Two additional pedestrian entrances would be created at the front of the building. The proposal includes replacement windows and doors, improvements to the main elevations, revised boundary treatments, new architectural detailing and replacement signage designed to be 'simpler, more proportionate and better integrated with the architecture of the building' than the existing commercial signage, which has 'accumulated over time' and lacks consistency.

The proposed works would involve general external refurbishment but would not increase the overall height, footprint or massing of the building.

How it is being reported

• Former Malvern furniture store could become offices under new plansA FORMER furniture store could be turned into office space.Worcester News · 14 Oct, 17:04
• Former Malvern furniture store could become offices under new plansA FORMER furniture store could be turned into office space.Malvern Gazette · 14 Oct, 17:04

In this story: Francis of Malvern · Malvern Hills District Council · Malvern Link · Worcester Road

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