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A beautiful but run-down building in Oldham could soon receive a new lease of life. The ornate Victorian-style building on Chapel Road, Hollinwood , was once home to a Super Saver discount store but has stood vacant and derelict for more than a decade.

Now developer Asif Hussain has plans to transform the red-brick structure into seven self-contained apartments. The compact flats, ranging in size from 40 square meters to 50 square metres, would each comprise a bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom, with either an additional mezzanine level, or a lounge.

The building has characteristic Victorian features, with ornamental stone carvings and high-pitched slate-style roof. But it’s currently in a poor state, with many windows missing and boarded up with ply-wood and vegetation grow

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