Plans have been submitted to convert an office building in Teddington into one residential dwelling.

The proposal for the building, located in 1 Church Lane, seeks permission for the "change of use of the existing office building at 1A Church Lane from Class E (commercial, business and service) to 1 no. dwelling (Class C3)".

The floorspace in question is currently in use by commercial tenants and the building has been in its current use for over a 10-year period.

The unit in its entirety has been used as commercial offices since the 1980s.

This use fell within the former Class B1 a), b) & c), which has been replaced with Class E 'Commercial, Business and Service'. The current tenant, FT Technologies Ltd. has occupied the building for more than 20 years.

1 Church Lane in 2012 (Credit: Richmond Council Planning Application document)

An application document said: "The conversion subject to this Prior Approval will only be implemented once the existing tenants have relocated."

It added: "1A Church Lane consists of a two-storey building facing Church Lane with a single storey addition at the northwest end of the building. The building has been in use as offices for a significant amount of time.

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"The area subject to this application involves the entire building.

"Church Lane is a quiet cul-de-sac immediately adjacent to the site to the north-west are the rear sides of residential properties on Church Road.

"A private car park area is to the south-east on Church Lane. Opposite across Church Lane are more residential buildings. Teddington Baptist Church is nearby on Church Road."

The application proposals further include adequate internal storage for 2 no. bicycles to support the proposed dwelling.

The application has received one objection from a local resident "on the grounds of overdevelopment, lack of clarity, and potential harm to residential amenity, contrary to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Local Plan — particularly Policies LP8 and LP35."

Richmond Council is yet to make a decision on this application.

You can view the full application here.