Plans have been submitted for a new bed and breakfast above a Witham pub.
Four rooms could be created above the Red Lion in Newland Street, in what is currently a private flat.
The application submitted by Ian Macfarlane will be considered by Braintree Council.
A public consultation on the plans will run until June 30.
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