PLANS to convert former estate agent offices into a new Redditch takeaway have been lodged.

Applicant Mr Eshtyak Hussain hopes to open fast food restaurant Pizza Royale later this year.

A proposal has been made to Redditch Borough Council to turn the Hemmings Estate Agents site on Unicorn Hill into the takeaway.

Mr Hussain says the takeaway would serve pizzas, burgers, kebabs and grilled foods.

The owner of Hemmings, Steve Sutch, decided to wind down the business this year and retire. The firm has been based at the town centre since 1926.

Mr Sutch, said: "It's been a fair run. I'm retiring really because of my wife's health."

The 62-year-old said he's delighted to have worked in the town and looks forward to retirement.