A new planning application seeks to convert a "vacant and unkempt" Biddulph house into a "unique new building".

The application was recently submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, and seeks to construct a replacement dwelling at Pines Lane, Biddulph Park.

Writing on behalf of applicants Daniel and Victoria Moss, planning agent Beverley Moss described the plans further in a statement to the council.

It explains that the original house was first built in the 1920s and currently lies vacant.

However, it is said that the replacement home would "meet the latest standards" in house design.

Discussing the plans, it states: "The proposals represent an opportunity to replace a vacant and unkempt dwellinghouse with a unique new building which has been specially designed for the location and would meet the latest standards in new-build house design.

"The replacement of a vacant dwelling with a new family home would bring about benefits in relation to environmental, social and economic considerations."

The proposed new house would be built on Green Belt land, but the statement argues that even if the district council was to conclude that the development would harm the Green Belt, "very special circumstances" exist to outweigh this.

These are that the existing building is "an eyesore and an incongruous feature in the landscape", with a replacement dwelling being "more visually beneficial" and an "exemplary design".

The statement concludes: "It is considered that the planning balance lies clearly in favour of the proposed development and the Council is hereby respectfully requested to grant full planning permission for the proposed development."

A decision on the plans will be made by the council at a later date, although a date for this decision has not yet been announced.

To view the application and its supporting documents in full, visit the relevant page of the council's planning portal on its website here.