New flats could be unveiled at the site of a private car park in a coastal town - provided plans get the go-ahead.
A scheme to redevelop a site that originally formed part of a historic hotel in Lowestoft has been submitted.
Plans have been lodged to redevelop part of the former Imperial Hotel site in Lowestoft with the construction of a three storey building for eight self contained flats.
The scheme - submitted to East Suffolk Council last month - centres around the proposed development of a car park site at the back of Bevan Street East and the former Imperial Hotel on Denmark Road in Lowestoft.
In the 1960s, the building was known as The Imperial Hotel, Backs Bar and Foulsham Hotel.
From the 1970s onwards the former hotel was divided into a number of small units with a range of uses.
These are unaffected by this application, as it just centres around the redevelopment of the private car park site.
A heritage statement, produced by agents Andrew Middleton on behalf of Ash Ahktar at David Wyatt Holdings Ltd, states: "The proposal is to construct a brand new building on the site of part of the Imperial Hotel which was partly demolished in the mid-20th Century.
"The new building occupies the site of a car park and has been designed to reflect the original building without directly imitating it.
"The main access will be from Denmark Road."
With the site "currently a private car park accessed from Bevan Street East," it adds: "The site originally formed part of the Imperial Hotel which also included the terrace of buildings to the east.
"This section of the building was demolished sometime in the mid 20th Century and the car park came into use.
"The original building was very grand."
With the proposals currently 'awaiting decision', it adds: "The building will have a residential use and its construction will match the locality of the area, providing a building with modest architectural features and yet returning this section of the terrace to its original form."
It concludes: "We feel that the building has been designed to reflect the site's history and complement the adjoining and buildings in the locality and will not contrast drastically with them."
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