A former pub in Great Yarmouth could be converted into housing.  

The Colonel H, a one-room corner establishment on Nelson Road Central, closed its doors in 2021 after struggling financially for several years.  

Applicant Stephen Komolafe, who purchased the business in March 2021, is seeking permission to change the use of the ground floor from a public house to residential accommodation. 

The proposal is to convert the empty pub into a four-bedroom flat. 

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In a document submitted with the application, Mr Komolafe explained that the pub had been unviable for several years.  

"The public house is no longer viable and has stopped trading for almost four years now," he said.  

He added that despite being advertised for sale between December 2017 and March 2021, there was no interest from potential buyers. 

Mr Komolafe operated the pub briefly from March to November 2021, but said it incurred "huge losses," which led to its closure later that year. 

"There are more than four alternative public houses within 0.10 miles of the Colonel H and over 10 others within a short distance," he noted, adding that the abundance of nearby pubs contributed to the decision to close. 

A conservation officer at Great Yarmouth Borough Council has raised no objections to the conversion plans but specified that permission would not allow for the removal of the building's historic doorframes or original windows. 

The plans are currently under review by the council, with a decision expected by December 3. 

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The pub was originally called the Lancaster Tavern.

It was renamed in September 1984 after Lieutenant Colonel H. Jones who was killed in May 1982 at the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War.

It changed names again in 2004 and for two years was called Doyles before returning to the Colonel H.