New plans to convert a Deal pub into a single home have already prompted safety fears concerning access for vehicles.

The new owners of The Magnet Inn in London Road have this week submitted a formal request for a change of use.

Scroll down to see the plans and the site as it is now

The former Shepherd Neame pub was sold because it was considered "no longer viable as a traditional tied tenancy" according to the brewery's commercial estates manager John Barnes.

The existing and proposed site plan, submitted as part of the application, show parking spaces for two vehicles will be moved into the area that was the pub garden.

The existing car park will be the subject of a separate application, the drawings say.

Access for the cars for this application will be created closer to the pavement curve at the junction of Hayward Close with London Road - a main A-road.

Raymond Waldron has objected. He said: "Moving the drop down nearer to London Road would cause problems getting in and out of Hayward Close as cars and vans park opposite the proposed drop down as most of these vehicles are not residents of the close."

Stephen Franks said: "The existing entrance to the car park caused several near misses when the pub was open.

"Moving the entrance closer to London Road, will increase the risk on accidents, especially as the number of residences in Hayward Close has increased."

The public consultation has begun.

The application, reference 20/00814, can be viewed and commented upon by visiting dover.gov.uk/planning.

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