A planning application has been submitted to convert the former Brown Edge post office into a residential home.

The application, submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council on Thursday, 9th July by Maurice Shevlin, seeks a change of use to "incorporate formal post office floorspace into existing residential house".

In the application form, Mr Shevlin gives more information about the proposed development.

He states: "Property is already a three bedroom semi-detached residential home that incorporated a commercial floorspace of 6m x 4m (one room) used as a former post office.

"The post office is now closed and the application is to use the extra room and floorspace within the existing residential home.

"Access is already by a single door from the house hallway. No major structure change to both outside and inside will be undertaken. The appearance will remain the same."

The post office has now been located to the nearby Nisa store on High Lane. The store was formerly named Keith's Supermarket.

The final decision on the application will be made by the district council's planning officers, although a date for this decision has not yet been given.