A Bannockburn woman has been granted consent to use the 128-year-old Bannockburn Store as the base for an interior design and decorating business.
The Central Otago District Council's hearings panel has approved the resource consent application by Aimee Sherriff to alter and add on to a heritage building and to use it for retailing, subject to 14 conditions.
The building is owned by the Stewart family and Mrs Sherriff sought permission to reopen the store to house an interior design business and to be used as a venue to manufacture, exhibit and sell arts and crafts.
She wanted to open the store seven days a week and employ two people.
Her application attracted five submissions, all in support of the proposal and the Stewart family also supported it.
The building was established as a miners' co-operative in 1881, operating as a general store, butchery and bakery.
It has been owned by various individuals and mostly run as a general store until 1971.
Since then it has been used as a fruit packhouse, housed a framing business and also been used for storage.
The panel was told the building was one of the most prominent and historic buildings in the town.
Conditions on the consent cover the alterations to the existing building, the use of the premises, parking and signs.
