A Widnes pub and hotel could be turned into flats if new plans are given the green light.

An application has been submitted to Halton Borough Council to transform the Kingsway Hotel and pub on Victoria Road into a block of nine apartments.

According to plans submitted to the council's planning department, six of the flats would be one bed and three would be two bedroom. The plans have been submitted by Bradford-based Qadria Properties.

A design and access statement submitted in support of the project by Manchester-based architects Mason and Marlowe, said: "The Kingsway Hotel is a pub on  the ground floor and first and second floors house the hotel establishment. Both uses co-exist and share the garden area where bins and cycles are stored."

It added: "The hotel and drinking establishment have separate entrances. The building has a modern extension at the rear. It is also the entrance to the basement which used by the drinking establishment.

"There are 22 rooms in the hotel. The hotel benefits from large rooms in which some have their own separate toilet and bathrooms. Nine out the 22 rooms are en-suite, with their separate bathrooms, and there are four common bathrooms and toilets in the hotel, two on each floor."

It added: "The proposal is the conversion of the 22-room hotel and pub into nine number apartments. All the apartments meet the National Space standards and amenities. Materials The external façade of the building remains unchanged."

No date has been set for a decision.

The plans can be viewed on the council's online planning portal under the reference number: 24/00363/COU