PLANS have been submitted to create a community facility at a historic village house.
Previous plans by the Great Oakley Community Hub to knock down Red House in Farm Road, Great Oakley, were slammed by planners who claimed they would cause “significantly harm” to the conservation area.
The hub, which owns the site, said the building was in such a poor condition it would be too expensive to repair.
But a new application has now been submitted to Tendring Council to convert the house into two self-contained flats.
There would also be an infill extension between Red House and community-run Maybush Inn, to form a further flat incorporating a multi-use community facility at the pub.