An application has been submitted to the Vale of Glamorgan Council for the change of use of the building, located at 1 Herbert Terrace, from A2 class to A3, with plans for an extension and remodelling of the current layout. The proposals include creating a ground floor terrace area facing Herbert Terrace and Stanwell Road, bordered with a raised planter containing low-growing box hedging. The terrace would also feature large terracotta pots planted with low-growing palms, tree ferns, and strelitzia reginae shrubs. The Penarth property, which formerly housed an HSBC branch, will also have exterior zinc cladding, and man-made slate roofing, with powder-coated aluminium windows and doors, should the proposal proceed. It also includes amendments to three self-contained upper floor apartments, with the work including new stair access and external terraces.

Source: The Times February 01, 2026 04:10 UTC