A DERELICT house in Abergavenny could be transformed into a funeral parlour if plans are approved.

Neville Lodge, in Union Road West, has been vacant for several years but a planning application submitted to Monmouthshire council could change that.

Dignity Funerals, a funeral services provider which works with more than 900 funeral directors across the UK, want to retain most of the existing two-storey building.

In the plans put forward, the existing bedrooms on the first floor would be used as office or storage space while an ensuite could serve as a tea room.

The ground floor will also be kept largely intact but the living room would be reused as a reception office while the dining room would be converted into an arranging room.

A new door opening is proposed in the position of the existing kitchen window, while the rear of the living room would be partitioned off to provide a wheelchair accessible toilet.

A chapel and a holding room would also replace the kitchen.

Existing concrete outside the house could be used for six parking spaces, including one disabled parking bay.

To view the application, visit monmouthshire.gov.uk/planning and search for application number DC/2017/01238.