Plans for a Lake District tap room by a Cumbrian brewery have been officially lodged.
Lakes Brew Co, based in Kendal, wants to open the tap room in Ambleside.
The company, which initially submitted a planning application for the venue last October, has withdrawn the original proposals and in their place, lodged a change of use application with the Lake District National Park Authority.
The company said it had submitted the application for the listed building on advice and its plans would help futureproof the Old Mill.
Its application said: “The Old Mill is steeped in Ambleside history from the old tanning mill to the Ambleside pottery movement and they are working to preserve it for years to come.
“In time, the operators intend to fix the currently dilapidated, broken water wheel and carefully bring the garden back to a glorious centre piece that Ambleside can be proud of.”
When it revealed the plans last year, Michelle Gay, co-founder, said: “We are constantly being asked when are you going to open a permanent tap room, and that time is now. A flagship venue, in the heart of the Lakes.”
Lakes Brew Co said its hope was to create a vibrant, inclusive, family friendly social space for locals and visitors, blending the modern and traditional parts of the area.
It said it will offer and showcase a range of its own award-winning craft beers, all brewed and packaged at the brewery within 14 miles of the new premises, alongside other new drinks, creating a comprehensive offer to suit all tastes.
For the last two years, Lakes Brew Co has successfully run a pop-up tap space once a month, in the brewery on the Mintsfeet Industrial Estate in Kendal. It said these will still go ahead.
One of the kitchens at the former Ambleside cafe would be refitted to provide toilets, with a disabled toilet proposed for the lower level.
Previous proposals from the brewery were objected to by Lakes Parish Council who raised concerns about noise and disturbance from the site.
