Two planning applications have been submitted for the former Ecclesiastical offices in Gloucester.

ASBG Global Ltd wants to turn the original 19th century Grade II listed building into a 36-bed hotel and transform the four-storey 1970s extension into 67 flats.

Beaufort House on Brunswick Road in the city centre has been largely vacant since Ecclesiastical moved out in early 2021.

The applicant is currently using it in a very limited capacity as a satellite office and nowhere near its full capacity.

The Heritage, Design, Access and Planning Statement prepared by Stokes Morgan Planning to support the application for the hotel said: "The building has been marketed without interest for continued office use. This is likely due to the existing layout and Listed status which makes it unsuitable for the needs of 21st century employment needs without extensive remodelling."

The original 19th century building is currently laid out as a series of offices and meeting rooms, with a large commercial kitchen on the ground floor.

The proposed hotel will protect and enhance the internal and external period features of the listed building. This will include removing internal partitions, modern doors and suspended ceilings, reinstating cornices and skirting and refurbishing stairs, balustrades, shutters and period doors where appropriate.

The aim for the hotel is to avoid sub-division of the original building and higher status rooms to the front of the building, overlooking the park. Plans include some sub-division to the more functional layout of the late 19th century and 1970s extensions.

The ground floor/ lower ground floor will provide hotel office accommodation, storage and plant room space, kitchen and two client dining areas

The site is accessed from the upper ground floor/ first floor level and these floors will accommodate hotel reception, residents' lounge/ bar areas and 10 bedrooms, including en-suite bathroom pods

The second floor will provide 14 bedrooms, and the third floor will have 12 bedrooms.

Alongside plans for the hotel, ASBG Global Ltd has also submitted a planning application for 67 flats in the 1970s extension to the building.

The application said the building is in 'a sustainable location with good public transport infrastructure and in walking distance to Gloucester city centre'.

Plans include retaining the 21 existing parking spaces and creating internal cycle storage for 80 bikes at ground level.

The covering letter from Stokes Morgan Planning to accompany the application said: "The area initially developed as a suburban residential area. The site is seen as a 'negative building' which intrudes on the 19th century character of Brunswick Road and detracts from the character and appearance of the conservation area.

"Changing a negative building in a largely residential area from office to residential would not have any harmful impact on the character or sustainability of the conservation area."

Plans include 14 flats on the ground floor, 18 flats on both the first and second floors and 17 flats on the third floor. Flats range from one-person studio flats to two-bed/ three-person flats, with the majority being one-bed/ two person flats.

Both planning applications are currently out for consultation, with the consultation for the flats due to end on May 7 and the consultation for the hotel due to end on May 15.