Plans for the next part of the regeneration of the old porcelain works have been revealed.

The Gilding House is one of several buildings that once made up the Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory in Diglis now being developed by Barnett Property Group.

Large parts of the ‘Waterside’ development have already been converted into housing by Berkley Homes.

Barnett Group wants to build eight one-bedroom apartments in the Gilding House, a four-storey building that has already been partially renovated.

“Each apartment benefits from a dedicated cycle storage facility provided to the front elevation of the Gilding House, where the occupants can safely store cycles without the risk of theft,” planning documents state.

“The apartments have been designed to be spacious and serviced using renewable and smart home technology to ensure the completed dwellings are sustainable and meet the target audience’s needs and requirements.

“The development has been designed around the original building ensuring little change to its existing fabric and allowing original internal features to remain on show once the development is completed.

“Allowances in the layout have been made to ensure this development can simultaneously be linked with future Waterside development, which will provide residents with easy access to facilities such as co-working office space, leisure facilities and external amenity.”

Across the wider site, developers plan to build a new gym, swimming pool, shops, restaurants and offices, as well as two and three-bedroom townhouses with roof gardens.

Future plans include the development of a Grade II listed building called the Bone Mill, which was set to become a restaurant under the Berkley Homes plans that were never finished.

Barnett Group says it wants to “preserve the historic nature of the building”, putting an apartment on each floor at the back of the building and using the front of the building for restaurant, museum or office space.

In total, six separate sites across the historic factory are being transformed as part of the project, with each requiring a decision by city planners.