A newspaper district office which closed earlier this year is set to be converted into apartments.

The Wiltshire Gazette & Herald’s office in Devizes closed in January, bringing to an end a 195-year presence in the town.

Now the Market Place offices are set to be turned into housing with a planning application submitted to convert it into three apartments.

Clenche Properties, based in Bromham, has applied to change the office space on the first and second floor into two apartments, while a third apartment would be created at attic level.

It plans to retain the ground floor of the building as office space and demolish a rear extension to create a courtyard.

Two of the apartments would have two bedrooms while the other would have one bedroom.

The building dates from the early 19th century and is Grade II listed.

A derelict building at the back of the office, which used to house the Gazette’s printing press, is also owned by Clenche Properties and will be the subject of a future planning application.