A BID to turn a funeral directors in Gomersal into five flats has been approved.

The building, at 404 Oxford Road, was previously home to the Shoulder of Mutton pub, but has more recently used as funeral directors.

Beercroft Ltd applied to Kirklees Council for prior approval permission to change the use of the ground floor and garage store to five one-bedroom flats.

Planners have now approved the application meaning the changes can go ahead.

The move will see the embalming room become the main living area and kitchen in one flat, as well as the chapel of rest becoming a living area in another flat.

The main funeral chapel area would be split into one flat and the bedroom in another flat.

In April 2017, Serenity Funeral Directors lodged a certificate of lawfulness to turn the then Shoulder of Mutton pub into a funeral directors.

The application stated that the pub had ceased trading the year before when Serenity acquired the building.

At the time, the firm said they were in the process of renovating the building and had been advised that planning permission was not required, but a lawful development certificate was needed instead.

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