UPDATED plans have been submitted to turn a disused 19th century Wraxall pub into new offices, homes, a business hub and a licensed coffee shop.

Studio Hive, an award-winning group of property developers and architects set up in 2014 by Jason Collard and his wife Natalie, hope to revive The Battleaxes, once used as a temperance inn for workers at Tyntesfield Estate.

The Grade II listed pub, which was built in 1882, was restored in 2010 before being acquired by the Country Pub Group in 2019.

It closed its doors in 2020 and hasn't reopened since due to the Country Pub Group going into administration.

The application, which has been submitted to North Somerset Council and is being supported by Wraxall and Failand Parish Council, would see a new two-storey extension built at the rear of the pub to supplement the main building to create new offices for the business.

A new business hub would be based in the main building, with the bed and breakfast rooms at the pub retained and the existing stable building converted into new business units.

On top of this, there would also be an on-site farm shop concession, which would be run by a local operator, with new communal gardens and an opportunity for space to be made available to local organisations and community groups.

There would be 44 car parking spaces as well as cycle storage and electric vehicle charging points.

Seven new low carbon homes would also be built on the site.

It is hoped that the new development will inject a "new life into the heart of Wraxall" and provide locals with a place to meet, live, shop, and mingle.

Jason Collard, managing director of Studio Hive, said: “Our proposals are designed to inject new life into the heart of Wraxall.

“The Battleaxes will be a place to meet, live, work, pick up groceries, grab a coffee or take part in society. We intend to return the Grade II listed building into active use while respecting its character and making better use of the historic building.”

Jason added that the final details of the application are being discussed with the council's planning department.