A Chester city centre pub is looking to expand its opening hours so it can serve breakfasts.

The Architect pub, sandwiched between Nicholas Street and Nuns Road, has been serving thousands of customers since it first opened its doors in late 2012.

A condition placed upon the pub at the time of its planning permission was that the pub should not open earlier than 11am on Mondays-Saturdays, or before noon on Sundays and public holidays.

An application has now been submitted to Cheshire West and Chester Council's planning department looking to change that so the pub would open from 9am each day, as part of a 12-month trial period.

The closing times would remain the same; 11pm Mondays-Saturdays and 10.30pm on Sundays and public holidays.

If permission was approved, the pub would also have permission for outdoor drinking and dining from 9am.

A letter submitted to the local authority from property consultants Bidwells LLP, on behalf of applicants Brunning and Price, said: "The applicant is not aware of any material complaints or incidents in relation to the public house operation, inside and outside, since its opening just before Christmas in 2012.

"There has been no known material impact upon residential amenities. Consequently, it is not considered that the proposed extended hours of use will have any significant adverse impact.

"To verify this, the applicant has commissioned an independent noise impact assessment (NIA) to assess whether or not there would be any impact from the proposed extended use. The NIA concludes that the proposed extended trading hours would not result in any unreasonable noise impact on the amenity of local residents."

It is proposed that a number of noise control measures would be implemented if permission was approved.

These include prohibiting any external loudspeakers in the outdoor seating area, placing signs at the entrance and exit requesting customers to keep noise to a minimum, and staff regularly monitoring the outside area, preventing overcrowding and dispersing when necessary.

The application adds The Architect would still be bound by the premises licence, where if issues were raised, the licensing authority has "a whole raft of potential actions to seek recourse and resolution".

It is suggested that a trial period runs first, for at least 12 months, where "local residents (who might be affected by the proposal) would keep a close, watchful eye on the operations at the site and can provide objective feedback on the situation prior to the grant of permanent planning permission or, indeed, refusal of permission".

The consultants added: "This will result in a noticeable enhancement of the leisure operation, to the benefit of the local economy and the local community."

The application is available to view on the council's planning portal.