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Plans lodged for town's former bus station

Mariam Issimdar
News imageVikki Irwin/BBC A former bus station. It is a low, possibly octagonal building with a white wall, with a bicycle resting against it, and black doors. Its black roof rises into a pinnacle. Beneath the roof and on the white wall it says "Welcome to Mildenhall High Town".Vikki Irwin/BBC
The station and ticket office were opened in 2005 but are no longer in use

Plans have been submitted to transform an out-of-use bus station.

West Suffolk Council said it wants to "visually improve" the site in King Street, Mildenhall, and it said the change of use would help the local economy.

The bus station, which was built in 2005, is no longer in use but its public lavatories remain accessible.

Diane Hind, the council's Labour portfolio holder for resources, said the aim was to "support job creation and improve the attractiveness of the area".

News imageVikki Irwin/BBC A close-up of floor-to-roof metal-framed glass doors, with a number of posters and flyers stuck to them. Above is a jutting-out roof ledge. To the right, a bike tied to a bike rack is just in shot, and beyond it there is a white single decker bus in the distance.Vikki Irwin/BBC
West Suffolk Council is applying for change-of-use permission

The council's planning application proposes transforming the building into a mixed-use unit, including for commercial and business use, and modernising the toilets.

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