Makover could be on the cards for empty office block in Grimsby's Top Town

                                             

Devonshire House - refurbishment in the pipeline

HOPES are rising of a new and brighter future for the long-unloved Devonshire House building in Grimsby's Top Town. 

Subject to planning consent being granted by North East Lincolnshire Council, a London-based company, Romano International Ltd, intends to carry out improvements to the empty office block to make it more attractive to prospective tenants.

These would include: 

* The replacement and upgrading of all existing windows.

* The installation of a new glazed entrance serving the upper floors fronting Bull Ring Lane

* The installation of new double doors.

* The creation of a new internal bin store with access provided from the rear 

Assuming it proceeds, the project will dovetail well with the ongoing redevelopment of this part of town.

When a survey of the property was carried out in March ten years ago, it revealed the presence of potentially harmful asbestos.

It is not known if this has since been removed.