Yet another application to repurpose a Leamington Spa nightclub as student flats has been submitted to Warwick District Council.

Applications to turn Smack on Tavistock Street into 47 flats and 48 flats respectively have already been refused with council planners saying the schemes would be damaging to the heritage of the building.

This latest application - submitted by Ni Ann Ltd - would see the existing building retained and another built to create seven student apartments with a total of 32 bedrooms.

Plans stated: "The scale and massing have been significantly reduced, with development constrained to sit approximately 1.2 metres below the eaves level of the Parade terrace. 

"In street views, the building reads as a three-storey form, reinforcing the historic hierarchy between Parade as a primary street and Tavistock Street as a secondary service street. 

"The revised massing, articulation and setbacks materially reduce both actual and perceived bulk when compared with the refused schemes."

See the full planning application here.

An artist's impression of the proposed development (image via planning application)