PLANS have been put forward for a building to house a hair salon and local village shop in Newton Reigny, near Penrith. 

The application was submitted to Westmorland and Furness Council on June 21. 

The proposed village shop is located next to the Sun Inn, with it being built on the current car park site. 

The application proposes that one full-time employee would be brought on board as well as three part-time positions. 

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In terms of opening hours, a statement reads: "The village shop hours would be flexible at first with morning openings 8am til 12pm Monday through to Saturday to suit the needs of the village and the local community.

"Moving forward we would expect the hours to be extended to 5pm at the latest on these days.

"The salon's opening hours will be based on client bookings with a view to being open Monday to Saturday 9am until 5pm with the potential for one possibly two nights extending to 7 pm on a demand basis," it states. 

To view the application, use planning reference 23/0430 on https://www.eden.gov.uk/