Changes have been proposed to two listed buildings in order to add to the Island's residential stock.

The West End Development Company (Wedco) submitted an application to the Planning Department last week to refurbish five units off Dockyard's Victualling Yard.

The application, which was submitted by Conyers and Associates on behalf of Wedco, notes that under the 1984 Wedco Plan, residential apartment houses would be permitted by the area's mixed use zoning.

Wedco is seeking permission to undertake renovations to five terrace units including external stonework repairs, adding new windows, doors and roof repairs to the flat roof.

"We direct your attention to the fact that these buildings are external, listed buildings centred within the Dockyard site, which has a total of 214 acres," agent Craig Chisholm wrote in a letter to the Planning department.

"The only additions made to the exterior are new patios to units 2 and 3, which are common to buildings of this type historically."

The Planning file also notes that the early Victorian houses were originally built as houses for officers of the Victualling Yard and later of Dockyard.

"Some once had covered porches and look denuded without them. Nearly all of the cottages had different little courtyards at the rear, including water pumps and stone basins all constructed in hard stone," the file notes.

In a completely separate application, a listed building owner in St. George's has also applied to add a residential unit.

T.J. Bowers Architecture submitted an application to Planning on behalf of Paul Stack to convert a part of 21 York Street in the Old Town.

The renovations requested include a small kitchen addition at the rear of the building which will replace a demolished shed.

The conversion would create a two-bedroom unit in the Grade 3 listed building.

"My client will also remove the two plate glass windows on the York Street elevation and replace them with timber windows," a letter accompanying the applications notes.

The proposed changes would occur below street level.

According to the history notes of the building on file, it is a late 19th Century structure built on the grounds of Seven Gables.

In the early part of the last century it was used as a photography shop and later as J.E. Lightbourn's Liquor Store and Dowling's Cycles.

Under the proposal submitted to Planning, a retail outlet would remain at street level.