Proposals To Convert Former Rhosllanerchrugog Church to Flats

A former Wrexham church could be converted into accommodation if listed building consent and planning proposals are passed.

St John’s Church on Cemetery Road in Rhosllanerchrugog could be converted into six residential units if a recently submitted planning application is successful.

The former church is a Grade II Parish church, which is believed to have ‘been built to a cruciform plan in Norman style around 1852/53’. Within the church itself there a bell tower, nave transepts and stain glass windows on the roof.

However the church has remained vacant and fallen into a need of repair since its closure in 2003.

Within the application details are provided on the accommodation with six, two bedroom flats / maisonettes. Overall seven parking spaces will be provided for the accommodation along with two disability spaces.

Externally little changes would be made to the church, with ‘minor’ repair works for the bell-tower planned. Several conservation lights would be installed onto the property to ensure the area is well lit and ‘secure’, however the external fabric will remain ‘untouched’.

The interior of the church would be carefully ‘stripped back’, with the application’s Design and Access Statement notes the much of the interior and timbers have been ‘destroyed’ by the infestation of rot and fungus.

The Design and Access Statement goes on to say: “Once refurbished and repaired, it is proposed that the internal structure and fabric of the church is left untouched, with the conversion of the building into 3no two bedroom flats and 3no two bedroom apartments.”

Along with this is is proposed that the placement of the flats and apartments will result in a ‘central atrium that will reveal the vast and impressive timber structure’ of the building.

The planning application for the conversion of St John’s Church will go before a Planning Committee at a later date.

Thanks to Graham at Wrexham History for supplying us with the above image and video of St John’s Church. More on Wrexham History can be found on their website here.