Offices in a grade II listed building will be converted into a house in multiple occupation (HMO).
The second floor of Kingslake House in Union Street, Brighton, will be turned into a shared home with five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a utility room and an open-plan kitchen and living room.
The plans, approved by Brighton and Hove City Council on May 8, state that the offices had been empty since 2023.
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CMK Planning, on behalf of applicant Village Green, said that the HMO would be a good standard of accommodation and will have "no harm to neighbouring amenity".
They argued that the development of the unused flats would also add to the "vitality and vibrancy of the city centre".
According to EDWS Architects, the offices will be sensitively converted and only modern features will be changed.
The architects said that there are "no period survived features to be found internally" on the second floor where the HMO will be based.
The council has already given the developer-listed building approval to undertake these plans.
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