A York bank branch that controversially closed last year could soon be a shop.
The NatWest on Main Street, Heslington, shut last spring.
Its was the last remaining bank branch serving Heslington village and the Badger Hill area after the closure of the Lloyds branch back in 2016 and of Barclays in 2020.
Councillors led a campaign to keep the NatWest open, saying it was particularly needed for older and vulnerable residents of the area.
But it closed and the cash machine has been removed.
Now plans are in to turn it into a shop and a flat.
A planning application has been submitted to City of York Council on behalf of Klodian Dervishi of Haxby Road, York.
If the plans get the go ahead, the former bank branch on the ground floor would be converted to a convenience store.
And the first floor area, previously used as staff rooms, would become a ‘single dwelling flat’.
A new access would be provided ‘for removal of waste through the rear of the property’.
Planning documents state that the ‘commercial premises will be run by the occupier of the dwelling flat’.
Marketing details for the property said it had 1,340 sq ft of retail space, with 328 sq ft on the first floor. It was on sale for offers in the region of £270,000.
You can read and comment on the planning application here.