Plans to turn a house into accommodation for hospital staff have been given the go-ahead.
John Levine has been given planning permission to change the use of a house on Gayton Road, near the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.
A report to councillors said: "The building is proposed to be used as an HMO [house of multiple occupation] due to the demand of staff from the hospital needing accommodation close to their place of work.
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"The site is located in a sustainable residential area, extremely close vicinity to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and within walking distance to the amenities of King's Lynn."
It said the house is already being used as a six-bed HMO, which does not require planning permission.
Mr Levine applied for a total of eight bedrooms, with a new shower room and the creation of two bedrooms from an existing room.
The QEH is set to undergo major expansion after the government confirmed it would fund a replacement next to the existing hospital, whose roof is held up by more than 4,000 props.
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