Plans for significant renovations to an “unsafe” Grade II building left derelict in a Wiltshire town centre have been approved.

At a meeting on Monday, July 29, Calne town councillors gave the green light to a report calling for urgent action over the state of the town's former fire and ambulance station.

The historic building, which has been located behind the town hall for over 135 years, has been disused for many years and came under the town council’s control last year.

Since then, the building has suffered from significant “deterioration” and now poses a “significant risk” to the public because tiles are falling from the roof.

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The former fire and ambulance station in CalneThe former fire and ambulance station in Calne (Image: Newsquest)

Ahead of the meeting, the council’s buildings and assets manager prepared a report urging councillors to reserve £127,270 for repair works to prevent further damage.

Councillors agreed to approve this recommendation and the buildings and assets manager has been authorised to move the project forward and put it out to tender.

According to the report, this will involve reroofing the building, replacing the existing floor joists and some roof joists, repairing the doors, and boarding up the windows.

It has previously been suggested that the site could be used as a home for community groups in the town, following a renovation.