A bid to turn the former Fleetwood Radar Station into a ‘mega flat’ has now been submitted to Wyre planners.
The iconic building, on The Esplanade, was snapped up for £97,000 earlier this year by Leicester-based architect Iain Garnell who aims to restore it to its former glory as a ‘mega one-bedroomed live-work apartment’.
The application is for a change of use of a former naval radar station to a residential dwelling.
Mr Garnell, who owns his own architectural business Design Three Sixty, said a client had alerted him to the sale of the former radar training cetre when it was first listed in November.
He said: “The second I saw the photos I thought it was incredible.
“It’s a bit dilapidated at the moment, the roof leaks but with some TLC it will be back to its former glory.”
In a heritage statement in support of the planning application, Design Three Sixty said: “We propose to create a unique and thoughtful unit reflecting the historical significance of this building, to sympathetically create what we hope is an asset to Fleetwood and the surrounding community by transforming a once redundant building into a landmark residential dwelling.
“To achieve this we propose to implement a design-led scheme with quality materials and finishes to respect and reflect this building’s heritage. “
The iconic building on the seafront was a radar training base for coastal masters and crews for decades and has been described by art historian and architect Sir Nick Pevsner as a ‘cute little piece.’
Lancashire County Councillor Alan Vincent, deputy leader of the council said: “This little building forms an historic and attractive feature, and taken with the historic 1840 lighthouse, forms a vital testimony to Fleetwood’s distinguished naval past as well as showing the history of naval communications in our midst in Lancashire.”
A decision on the new flat will be made in due course.
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