A previous application was submitted in October to demolish the property and replace it with a two-storey home, but this application was retracted in December. (Image: Botlon Council)This new application reduces the height of the proposed dwelling. (Image: Botlon Council)The heritage statement notes that the house was built in the 1930s near to the former site of the Wallsuches bleachworks, which ceased production in 1933. The building had previously been the site of squatters due to its long time spent empty. Police were then brought in to monitor the front of the property to reduce the number of incidents.