Broadland District Council has approved a contested application to convert the former Ship Inn in South Walsham into a four-bedroom home.

The pub, which dates back to the 1700s, has been closed since the Covid lockdown of March 2020.

Locals had labelled the plans an "abomination" - but the Wellington Pub Company, which owns the premises and made the application, said the building was no longer financially viable as a pub.

The Ship Inn in South Walsham will be converted into a house. (Image: Archant)

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