Plans revealed for former travel agents in Weymouth

The building in St Mary Street used to be home to Thomas Cook

Thomas Cook on St Thomas Street Weymouth
Author: Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporter Published 16th Mar 2021

The upper floors of a Weymouth town centre business will be converted to three one-bed flats.

Dorset Council has approved the change for 94 St Mary Street which was previously used by a travel agency but is currently vacant and is being marketed for commercial use on the ground floor.

The front of the building currently has two entrances – one for the business area and the other, via a passageway, to the upper floors.

The changes approved will see the removal of an existing roller shutter door with a new, recessed door, added to allow access to the flats.

Weymouth town council did not object to the application but raised a concern about the spread of fire and means of escape in the event of an emergency and asked if this would be dealt with in the details of the plans.

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