AN application has been submitted to turn an old swimming pool building into a holiday apartment near Abingdon.

Through Challow Design, Kingfisher Barn has submitted an application to South Oxfordshire District Council’s planning department to build the one-bedroom holiday let apartment in Rye Farm, Culham.

The swimming pool building has been vacant since 2019 and has ‘fallen into despair’.

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Kingfisher Barn now hopes to build a new holiday space.

In a design, access and planning statement, they wrote: “This application is for planning permission to convert this vacant swimming pool building into a one bedroom apartment for holiday letting.

“The swimming pool has fallen into disrepair and has not been used for 5 years. It is proposed to provide a new insulated floor, improve the insulation to the eternal walls and provide new windows and doors.

“The finish to the external walls comprises a mixture of natural stone, render and weatherboard and is to be retained.

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“The plain clay tiles to the roof will also be retained. The building is within flood zone 3 but is not being extended in anyway and will not increase the flood risk to people and property on the site and in the surrounding area.

“There will be a level access into the building with a wheelchair friendly door.”

A decision is due to be made by October 17.