A bar in York is set to be turned into a shop with two flats above.
Plans have gone in for the conversion of the upper floors of 31-33 Goodramgate, which offer views of York Minster.
The three storey building dates back to the 15th century and is Grade II listed.
For 40 years the ground floor has been run as a bar, first known as Koko then Vahe.
It is owned by Vahe Nersessian. In recent years, he has put the building on sale twice, most recently priced at offers over £1.5 million.
Now though, Vahe has submitted new plans for the building.
A planning statement says: “The existing ground floor is to be changed back to two individual shops from a bar.”
That will be part of a separate planning application. The current application seeks to create two self-contained two bedroom flats in the floors above.
As part of the alterations, a new door will be created to allow access to the rear yard from the future proposed shop.
On the second floor, an original wall would be removed to form an open plan living area.
Planning documents state: “The minor internal alterations would result in significant improvement to the historical living accommodation by bringing the internal floor areas closer to the room sizes as set out in the Nationally Described Space Standards.
“The benefits from meeting people’s housing needs and promoting the economy will be balanced against any negative impact on environment and neighbours’ living conditions.
“The provision of two new flats will assist with the council meeting their housing needs.”
There would be “no external changes proposed other than any necessary repairs and decoration to the existing windows and doors”.
“Internally, the alterations to the original structure have been kept to an absolute minimum, limited to only a couple of walls being demolished. The existing fireplaces have been retained along with the majority of original doors either from the 15th or 18th century.”
You can read and comment on the planning application here.