Apartments plan for old Brampton Bierlow community centre

Rotherham Council wants to use the building, on Hurley Croft, which is currently out of use to help provide more accommodation.

Under their plan, the building would be remodelled internally to provide four single-bedroomed apartments.

It was constructed during the last century and is in a housing estate made up mainly of bungalows.

According to the council, its “solid construction and footprint make it suitable for internal reconfiguration to create high quality small dwellings”.

Four of the flats would be one bedroomed, with open-plan living and kitchen areas - all meeting national standards for space.

The fifth would a duplex apartment, however, spread over two floors, making it suitable for what the council describes as “independent or ancillary use”.

The external appearance of the building would change only slightly, with some windows repositioned.

If approved, the work would count towards Rotherham Council’s plan to have 1,000 new council homes on its books by the summer of next year.

They have already extended that target to 1,500 new homes by the mid-2030s.

In addition to new houses, work is being done in the next four years to upgrade the authority’s housing stock, which will see the equivalent of £60,000 invested for each of its homes.

Houses in Swinton will be among those to get attention in the year ahead with houses in Swinton Fitzwilliam and Brampton among those to get new windows and doors as part of a £17.5m investment.

Environmental work, such as upgrading paths, handrails and fencing, is also planned for Brameld Road, Swinton, and other areas, costing £1.5m