The proposals involve the demolition of the majority of the existing commercial buildings on the site and the construction of a traditional Hindu temple, a multifunctional community building and the retention and refurbishment of part of McNicholas House as office space for small businesses.

The proposals have been developed over the last two year period, and involve:

• The retention of McNicholas House, and its conversion to provide fl exible business suites to meet the needs of small local businesses.
• The demolition of all other poor quality structures on the site.
• The construction of a traditional Shree Swaminarayan Temple building built on an east-west orientation and accessed via an entrance portico located on the eastern elevation overlooking Silver Jubilee Park.
• The construction of a new multi-purpose hall, changing facilities and cafe for use by the Temple and the wider community.
• The creation of a new landscaped garden space between the Temple and the multi-purpose hall.
• The provision of 92 off-street car parking spaces for use by the Temple and the retained employment space, access from Townsend Lane.

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