A building hosting three businesses in Clevedon could be turned into flats when their leases are up.

Tucked away behind houses on Griffin Road and Kenn Road, the building currently houses sports shop Harris Sports, Metro Printing and Embroidery, and a yoga studio.

But a permitted development application for the building submitted to North Somerset Council states: “The applicant anticipates that these existing tenancies will conclude in accordance with the terms of their respective lease agreements.

“Once the current tenancies have run their course, the property would be well-suited for the proposed change of use to residential.”

Under the application, the building would be converted into 14 one-bedroom and studio apartments over two floors.

You can view and comment on the application here: https://planning.n-somerset.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SBGS13LP06100

All planning applications are available for public inspection on the respective council’s website. Most plans will be decided by council planning officers, but some of the most significant or contentious will go before the councils’ planning committee.

Planning committees are made up of elected councillors but decisions should be decided based on the council’s planning policies, not local politics — although it doesn’t always turn out that way.