A PLANNING application has been submitted seeking permission for works to be carried out at a café premises.

Proposals have been submitted to carry out the project at The Courtyard, on City Road, in Windlehurst.

Some of the works have already started, the plans state. 

An application sent to council planners seeks consent for the retention of alterations made to the premises, with a single storey rear 'infill' extension and flue extraction system.

They also include for the creation of an outside seating area with a timber canopy, and timber shed.

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Meanwhile, a change of use of the first floor from a residential flat to a tattoo parlour is also proposed, along with the demolition and re-building of a boundary wall and gate.

The Star reported in 2022 after mum-of-two Catherine Owens, from Windle, launched The Courtyard after transforming a former newsagents premises.

The plans for the works are on standard consultation to the public until Wednesday, March 27, with a decision expected by April 30.