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A former office on Victoria Road will be converted into six one-bedroom flats for young adults after planning permission was granted.
Action for Children is leading the project to provide the residential units for young adults facing housing problems, after leasing the property from another charity, Maison Saint Pierre which owns it.
The office is at 5 - 7 Victoria Road, St Peter Port.
Pictured: This building towards the bottom of Victoria Road is going to be converted into six one-bedroom units.
Maison Saint Pierre owns the building with the ground floor already leased to Action for Children for its office base, which had previously meant the upper floors were left vacant.
Those rooms will now be converted into the new flats - offering six one-bedroom units for young adults to move in to.
Action for Children focuses on supporting young people, with services aimed at those who have left or are leaving care and who are said to be "in desperate need of one bedroom accommodation".
The planning application had stated that the new flats will provide accommodation for young homeless people in Guernsey.
Evans Architecture, which submitted the successful planning application on behalf of Maison Saint Pierre, said the change of use would meet the requirements of planning laws as the new residential flats would be "close to services, employment, leisure opportunities, public transport links and walking and cycling networks.
"Furthermore, the proposals demonstrate the most effective and efficient use of land due to the nature of the proposals within an existing building".
Pictured: A section of the application cover letter submitted by Evans Architecture on behalf of The Maison Saint Pierre Trust.
The application also makes clear that the plans meet the requirements of Action for Children as one-bedroom flats are much more beneficial to the charity, but are also in line with States policies which have previously recognised that one-bedroom units are in high demand for social rental properties.
The Development and Planning Authority has agreed and permission was given last week for the redevelopment to go ahead.
The permission has five conditions attached, including the usual stipulations that building work must start within three years, must meet all local building regulations, and mustn't vary from the work which has been given permission.
Additionally, the DPA has said that the roof lights on the property at 5-7 Victoria Road must have a minimum cill height of 1.7m above the finished second floor level to ensure the amenity of adjoining residential properties is protected.
The DPA has also said that before any work can start there must be a demonstration of the provision for bike parking to encourage the use of active travel over cars. Once the building has been renovated to allow the six one-bedroom units to be occupied, the bike parking provision must be maintained at all times.
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