A FORMER chapel in Llanidloes which was given permission to be converted into homes now looks set to be used as a holiday let after new plans were submitted.
Powys County Council has received a new application for planning permission to turn the former chapel in Long Bridge Street in Llanidloes, which was granted permission to be made into a home in 2020, into a holiday let.
Part of the building - in the former Sunday School - would become permanent living accommodation, with the chapel used as a holiday let to create a new income stream.
A statement accompanying the planning application, submitted by agent Frederick Carter on behalf of applicant D Bender, reads: "As the plan for the permanent accommodation has only varied we would look to follow the same details as previously agreed.
"For the remaining chapel this had formerly been approved for conversion upstairs in the initial application, this proposal looks to follow the same principles but for holiday let usage as the vacant chapel would prove difficult to heat and utilise for any other practical purpose.
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"As a holiday let it can provide a source of income, supporting the local businesses and offsetting the cost of maintaining and heating the fabric of this prominent building within Llanidloes town centre."
The 2020 application was to transform the former Wesleyan Chapel into a single residential property, and to install solar panels.
The building and its grounds near the Spar shop has been been left empty since it closed for religious purposes in 2018, but concerns were raised at the time of the last application about the town losing part of its heritage.
A decision on the revised plans is expected in late February.
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