A proposal to turn a decrepit city centre bar into five townhouses may be trimmed back.

The Owl Sanctuary on Cattle Market Street in Norwich closed in 2016, after the city council granted permission five years earlier to convert it into seven apartments.

Last year, the plans were revised to include five townhouses, including two new-build units, and the developer is now looking to expand the plans to three townhouses and a “modest” extension.

“The proposal continues to deliver new family housing, while offering a more sensitive and proportionate development outcome,” stipulates the application.