New images have shown what the Osborne View could look like in a £6.5m rebuild of the pub destroyed by a fire.

The popular watering hole, in Hill Head, was devastated in a huge blaze in February after an electrical fault in a tumble dryer at the building sparked a fire.

Ten months on the pub’s owner Hall & Woodhouse has planned a huge spend on the refurbishment - and a planning application has now been submitted to Fareham Borough Council.

Documents outline plans for the replacement pub and restaurant with ancillary residential accommodation for staff , as well as the realignment of car parking spaces and site infrastructure.

Digitally created 3D images show how the pub could be brought back to life – with what was left of the previous site demolished after the fire.

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The pictures show a stone-walled building overlooking the beach at Hill Head, with a modern finish.

An outside seating area will also be available to customers, as was the same with the previous site.

The pub will be accessible to customers walking in from the beach and equally those entering the premises from Hill Head Road.

In the application to Fareham Borough Council, a spokesperson for Hall & Woodhouse said: “In February 2024, the building was demolished and is currently out of use to the public, with redevelopment of the site necessary to return it to viable use.

“The proposals therefore involve a replacement, standalone pub and restaurant to be operated by Hall and Woodhouse.

“The replacement building will comprise the same floorspace as the previous building, however it will incorporate a refreshed design to better reflect the operational requirements of a modern-day public house and restaurant.

“Hall and Woodhouse are eager to bring this site back into viable use following events at the site in early 2024 and to replace the original building with one of a similar scale and use, but in a form that was more attractive and efficient in its use of space and means of operation.”

They added: “The redevelopment of the site also provided an opportunity to address some of the issues facing the previous building in terms of rationalising staircases, removing half levels and improving the efficiency of food and drink delivery through the creation of a central core.

“It also enabled Hall and Woodhouse to create a new building that could maximise sea views in a contemporary and modern style that matches the spirit of other recent developments along the seafront.”