Plans to bring a former clothing store in Southend High Street back into use have been unveiled.

Fattal Capital is looking for planning permission to convert the old Miss Selfridge shop, which has been empty since 2019.

The new plans submitted for the building, which is thought to have been built in the 1930s, would see the ground floor commercial space turned into two shops.

An extension to the roof would be made to allow space to create up to nine flats on the three floors above the shops.

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There are currently four flats based on the first and second floors.

A new three-storey building is also proposed to the back of the site which would provide space for a house for multiple occupation.

There would be no parking spaces made available for any of the flats or shops, with the developer offering bike storage space as an alternative.

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Fattal Capital says the proposals will “revitalise a vacant but prominent building” in High Street, and contribute to “urban regeneration” of the town centre.

It also claims improvements will bring life to the area and help reduce crime.

No objections have yet been raised by consultees or the public.

Southend Council will have the final say on the scheme.