A Kenilworth town centre guest house could be turned back into a four-bed family if plans are approved.

Proposals to turn the venue on Harger Court, which is part of The Kenilworth hotel, have been submitted to Warwick District Council.

If approved it would see the five-bedroom unit converted back into a residential dwelling, with one of the ground floor bedrooms becoming a lounge and dining room.

The Harger Court building was turned into a guest house in 2008, becoming part of the 11-bedroom hotel.

The rear doors, which are currently bricked up, would also be reinstated if the scheme is approved, and the garden space would also return to the property.

The Kenilworth, which fronts onto Warwick Road, is mostly made of a 16th century building and the Harger Court house is to the rear of the hotel.

Whilst Kenilworth Town Council did not object to the application, members said they did not want to see the town lose more rooms for visitors.

Cllr Alan Chalmers said at last week's KTC planning committee meeting: "It is a shame to lose another guest house.

"I know it used to be a house but it is a shame to be losing another hotel.

"It is a pity because we are short of guest houses in the town."

Cllr Michael Coker added: "Recollecting from when this was first put in, I imagine this will please the residents, because there was an awful lot of opposition to it when it went in and then for a while after."