Bath-based architecture firm Nash Partnership has secured planning permission and listed building consent for a scheme that will become one of the final stages of Bradford on Avon’s ground-breaking Kingston Mill regeneration project.
The scheme will convert Building V into a mixture of new apartments, office space and ground floor retail use with a deli and dog grooming studio.
It represents one of the final steps to completing the award-winning regeneration of the former industrial complex in the heart of the town. 
While Building V was originally a weaving shed and then a rubber store. One of its three ground floor vaults is occupied by Made in Bradford on Avon, a not-for-profit arts centre and shop run by more than 100 local volunteer artists and makers, while a second provides a pedestrian walk-through.
However, the rest of the building has been vacant for many years. It presented a number of planning, design and technical challenges, including listed building status and protection for employment use
It was acquired by developer Building V Partnership in late 2015, which appointed Nash Partnership to undertake planning and architectural work. Nash engaged extensively with stakeholders to forge a proposal that addresses the technical and planning issues and seeks to balance the competing aspirations of a range of local interests.
Its approved scheme works with the distinctive character of the building. Dog grooming studio Doghouse will occupy the ground floor vault while the floors above take advantage of natural light entering through its saw-tooth roof to create a unique town centre living offer and new workspace. 
Nash Partnership director of planning and regeneration Mel Clinton said: “This project presented a variety of difficult challenges that were addressed through a process of positive dialogue with the local planning authority and other stakeholders.
“A key factor was establishing a shared understanding of the commercial realities of bringing the building into use in a way that adds vitality to the town centre and achieves a net benefit in terms of heritage assets.”
Kingston Mills, originally a woollen mill and later an Avon Rubber tyre factory, ceased production in 1992. Nash Partnership has worked on the redevelopment of the historic, but challenging, six-acre site since 2003. It is now an award-winning mixed-use development with housing, including affordable homes, retail and leisure use and employment space,
Pictured: Artist’s impression of the new offices, top, and home
