The front of the former bank building Pic: St Helens Council Planning Portal A PLANNING application has been submitted seeking permission to convert a former bank building into apartments. Proposals seek to turn the former NatWest bank at 6 to 8 Bridge Street, Earlestown into five one-bed apartments. A design and access statement has been drawn up by planning agents ArchiPhonic on behalf of applicant Windsor Property Holdings. It states: "The site is situated within a prominently retail street, fronting onto Bridge Street and is currently occupied by a former bank "The existing buil...