A pub on the coast has been given the green light to bulldoze its toilets and build a new lounge area. 

The Dolphin Bar, on Long Beach Estate off Kings Loke in Hemsby, was granted planning permission by Great Yarmouth Borough Council to demolish and replace its existing toilet block.

It has also been allowed to build a side extension and relocate the smoking shelter.

The bar serves the Long Beach Estate holiday site and currently has a toilet block which is separate from the main building.

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The owners are planning to build a single storey extension to form a new lounge area and create larger toilet facilities in the bar itself.

In front of the proposed extension there will be a covered area with a bench to create a smoking section.

There were no objections to the bid and planners said the proposal - which was submitted by Andrew Groat of Long Beach Estate - was acceptable and approved it last month.