A CITY councillor has had plans permitted to update and enlarge a bathroom.

Hannah Greenberg, who represents the Colden Common and Twyford ward, applied for the work at The Manor House, High Street, in Twyford.

The application was decided by Winchester City Council's planning committee on Wednesday, April 17. 

It had no objections, but all applications from city councillors have to go before the committee and be decided in public. 

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In the planning officers' report, it said: “It is proposed to alter the layout of the shower room and bathroom at first floor to form one larger bathroom and return a small section to landing space. This part of the building is in the oldest part of the house and was formerly the landing where it provided access from one half of the building to the other. When the house was split, this area was filled in with bathrooms.

“Based upon the above assessment it is considered that the proposed alterations would preserve the setting and historic interest of the property and would not have an unacceptable impact on the dwelling and would therefore have a neutral effect on the surrounding area; thus preserving the setting of the listed building and would have less than significant harm on the special interest of the historic building.”

Cllr Danny Lee said: “This is a good opportunity to enhance the building.”

The application was unanimously permitted.