Plans have been revealed to turn a former Methodist church in Barry into affordable flats. Crossway Methodist Church on the junction of Crossways Street and Court Road had its last service in March 2022 after having served the community for about 60 years.
If approved, the development will provide 15 single bedroom flats. A report attached to the planning application says that there will be minimal change to the scale of the existing building. The main change to the outside of the building will consist of an additional entrance on Crossways Street, which will allow access to two of the flats.
There will also be more windows added to the building. A planning and design statement from planning and development consultants, Asbri Planning, states: "The layout of the flats within the building has been carefully considered to ensure there is no detrimental impact towards the privacy and amenity of existing residential properties adjoining and surrounding the site.
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"Eastern elevations overlook back gardens of neighbouring properties with appropriate distances of approximately 14m between eastern proposed walls to the rear walls of adjoining residential dwellings. The southern elevations face onto Ysgol Gynradd Holton Primary School. Overall, there will be no detrimental impact towards residential amenity at these elevations."
The planning report adds that there will be no parking as part of the development. However, it does point to the access of public transport in the area, noting that there are numerous bus routes nearby offering up to six buses per hour. The site is also about a 13 minute walk from Barry Docks train station.
Crossway Methodist Church had its first service in 1962 and served the community in a number of ways over the years and offered a space for charities, youth groups and choirs to gather. It closed partly due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, social, economic and community changes also led to the demise of the church.
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