A garage next to a primary school will be converted into a new barber’s shop after plans were backed by the council.

Worcester City Council has approved a plan by Jeremy Carvill to convert part of a garage at The Lodge, off Oldbury Road in Worcester, and turn it into a barber's shop known as The Hare and Scissors.

Mr Carvill runs Janus Alarms which occupies the main building off Oldbury Road and next to the entrance to Oldbury Park Primary School.

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The proposed opening hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm from Monday to Friday and 8.30am to 3pm every Saturday.

The Lodge is locally listed and was "sympathetically" extended in 2013.

Planners at Worcester City Council seemed to welcome the work saying little would change.

"The garage building would not be changed externally and the new fencing would replace the existing which is dilapidated," planners said.

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"The new sign would be unobtrusive and non-illuminated so there would be minimal change to the visual appearance of the street."

Highways officers at Worcestershire County Council said they had no problem with parking and the five spaces provided would not mean any customers would have to park on the road.

"The property is located directly adjacent to the entrance to Oldbury Park Primary School and comments have been received [about] the impact the [barber shop] would have on parking at school times and weekends when various clubs operate," the county council said.

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"However, given the ample parking available on the existing driveway, there should be no need for customers to park on the road.

"If the use increased in intensity or employees were required, the council would need to make another assessment."

Before the application was approved, the primary school had asked the council for more information about the new barber's shop because it was so close to its main entrance.

The school said the entrance and the roads around the school were very busy in the morning and afternoons when children were being picked up and dropped off.

Several football teams also use the school's facility at weekends when it also becomes busy.