A former public toilet block which sold at auction for a staggering £75k - more than five times its £15k guide amount - could end up becoming a cafe, with loos of its own.
The three adjoining cubicles, located next to The Victoria Inn pub on Newport 's Caerleon Road, went under the hammer last October, fetching nearly £20k more than the starting price for a two-bed terraced house in the Valleys.
And, while its new owners might have been feeling "flush" that day, they've since put in a planning application to turn the place into an eatery.
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If approved, the application would also see the building, which has an sizeable concrete forecourt, extended to the front and side, along with a two-storey add-on to the rear.
Debra Bisley, who handled the sale for Paul Fosh Auctions on behalf of Newport City Council, said at the time: "Bidders were really engaged with this property.
"We had a total of 18 bidders making a staggering 158 bids before it eventually sold for £60,250 more than the guide of £15,000."
It's not the first WC in the area to undergo and unusual change of use either.
In 2017 a derelict Grade II-listed Victorian-era gents loo on Alexandra Road in the former dockland area of Pill was sold for £15k and converted into a tiny arts venue.
Named the Phyllis Maude Performance Space it's reckoned to be the smallest of its type anywhere in the UK.
Similarly, the former toilets in nearby hilly Allt-Yr-Yn also enjoyed a makeover as a successful cafe several years ago.
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