Fresh plans to turn a Warwick pub - which has been closed for nearly four years - into a house have been put forward to the district council.

Secret Properties Ltd has resubmitted its previous application to repurpose The Punch Bowl, after attempts to let out the venue failed.

The owner says converting the grade II listed pub to a house remains the only viable option - despite its pervious application being refused permission by Warwick District Council.

"Since June 2022 the premises have remained closed as the owner has been unable to find anyone willing to lease the premises," the latest planning application said. 

"They have been marketed as a public house with lettable rooms from September 2022 to date without success, any interest shown either failing to obtain funds or realising operations would be financially unviable and pulling out. 

"A revised application to convert the premises to a single dwelling remains the only option to bring the premises back into use."

If approved, the scheme would see some of the 20th century extensions removed, and some of the ground floor doors and windows reinstated.

As with the previous application, there would be internal alterations, with the kitchens removed.

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Unlike the last plans, no acoustic wall will be included, with a 2.3 metre high "living wall" proposed for the garden instead.

One of the accesses to the car park will also be blocked.

"Buildings such as the Punch Bowl make a positive contribution to the streetscape as they give clues to the expansion of the town in the 18c therefore finding a sustainable use will maintain the character and legibility of the conservation area," the application added. 

"The physical changes proposed by this application will not have an adverse impact on the conservation area, instead it will add another chapter in the long history of the site and its wider context."

The Punch Bowl, which dates back to the 18th century, started life as a coaching inn, before becoming a hotel and then a pub.

Well over 100 objections were made to the previous planning application.

See the full plans here.