Plans have been submitted to turn a former Powys pubic toilet into a chapel of rest.

Proposals submitted to Powys County Council would see the former public toilets on Temple Street in Llandrindod Wells turned into a chapel of rest.

The plans submitted by Funeral Directors M Morgan Lloyd would see the change of use of the former toilets in response to the closure of the mortuary at Llandrindod Wells War Memorial hospital.

In their application it said: “In response to the closure of the Mortuary and Viewing room facilities at Llandrindod Wells County and War Memorial Hospital earlier this year, M Morgan Lloyd have renamed the above-mentioned premises - Temple Building and wish to apply for a change of use to provide Llandrindod Wells and wider community with a new modern Chapel of Rest and Mortuary facility."

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The site was purchased by the firm in 2019 and they argue that plans would allow services to continue in the town.

The plans would see the current male toilets and boiler room being converted into an office and a hall of rest while the female toilets would be converted into the mortuary area.  

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They added “The footprint would not be altered and the only visible sign of external improvement would be replacing the existing metal bars with appropriate shutters.

“This would be a new modern facility and would mean our local Doctors would only have to travel a few hundred metres up the road to attend the deceased to complete necessary cremation paperwork.

“The facility would be fully accessible for the elderly and disabled people wishing to say their final goodbye to loved ones and would include a rest room and disabled toilets.”