A former Derby pub which closed just over a year ago could be set to be turned into student flats.
The Dunkirk Tavern, on the corner of King Alfred Street and Bakewell Street, closed around a year ago and was sold off.
Now, a planning application has been lodged with Derby City Council by D J Properties to turn it into flats.
According to the proposals, two flats in multiple occupation would be created, along with three self-contained apartments. A first-floor extension would also be created.
The two-storey pub building is believed to have been created in the late 19th century, along with the surrounding late Victorian era residential properties.
At the time, Derby was growing thanks to the popularity of rail. Back then, the former Great Northern Railway had both a station at Friar Gate and a comprehensive goods marshalling yard just north of Uttoxeter New Road.
In planning documents submitted to the city council by Blair Gratton Architects, on behalf of D J Properties, it said: “The property is close to the inner ring road and within easy walking distance of frequent bus services, Friar Gate and the city centre.
“Alterations and extensions are sympathetic in scale, massing and materials and will not detract from the street scene. Rear extensions are not visible from the front.
“The vacant building remains unviable as a public house. The conversion would be a use entirely appropriate to the surrounding residential area and beneficial to local amenities.”
