A LARGE, former water tank in North Berwick may be in line for a new lease of life. . . as a six-bedroom house.

That is if plans for the more-than-100-year-old circular building, at the Heugh Reservoir, are given the go-ahead by East Lothian Council.

A planning application has been lodged with the local authority for “alterations, extension to redundant water tank to form one house and associated works”.

A planning statement submitted as part of the application for the site, reads: “The proposal is to restore and convert a redundant and roofed-over water reservoir into a residential dwelling and improve the quality of this site.”

The report adds that the house would be “designed so that the proposal provides an acceptable solution, preserving and enhancing the character and appearance” of the building, which is category B listed.

The application is for a two-storey house, with disabled access from the first floor and a car park on land adjacent to the ground floor.

It is proposed that the upper floor will contain an entrance hall, family (disability) shower room, three bedrooms and an open-plan kitchen/dining room and sitting room, as well as stairs to the ground floor. On the ground floor, there will be a guest bedroom, family shower room, access to the cellar and garage and a drawing room.

The plans have been submitted by agent Tom Pyemont of Hawick-based firm Pyemont Design greenarchitecture on behalf of applicants James Barbour and Alex Dale.

However, when they were discussed by members of North Berwick Community Council earlier this month, members felt that they did not have enough information to make any detailed comment on the planning application.

Councillor Jim Goodfellow, ward member, said: “I think if this was a straightforward planning application there is enough information but because it is a listed building I do not think that there is.”