Plans to turn part of a garage in a Herefordshire village into a vet’s have been approved.

Mr N Fisher applied in September for planning permission to convert a vacant unit at Griffiths Garage in Leintwardine, between Ludlow and Knighton.

The modern steel-framed building with a roller shutter door was previously used for car maintenance and repairs, but has been vacant since the Covid epidemic.

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Mr Fisher wanted to reintroduce a veterinary surgery back into the village to serve local residents and the surrounding area.

His plan was to introduce a new entrance behind the shutter door and to add a reception area, consultation room, kennels, preparation room and washroom, in addition to the existing toilet, shower and kitchen.

There were to be no changes to the building’s exterior.

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Alongside Mr Fisher, a veterinary surgeon, the business would employ a full-time veterinary nurse and a receptionist.

Leintwardine Group Parish Council support this application as “a much-needed asset in the village”.

With no objections either from technical consultees or the public, planning officer Emma Jones concluded the proposal was acceptable in principle.

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It would not significantly impact on Leintwardine’s conservation area or on the Bravonium Roman fort, a scheduled ancient monument whose boundary it straddles.

The lack of any proposed groundworks also meant there was no issue with contaminated land, she added.

Full planning permission was granted.