The plans for 55 to 57 Commercial Road included a new fascia sign, external lighting, and a retractable canopy.
These appear to be the offices for BLB Solicitors, next to the Post Office, which were boarded up in May after the company collapsed into administration.
The planning applications were submitted in April and approved in June after the exterior updates had already been carried out.
The first time any clients were aware of the company’s personal and business legal services ceasing was when a notice appeared on its website saying that the business will no longer operate after midday on April 30.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority moved in to formally shut down the business, which had five other offices in…