THE NEXT stage of a multi-million pound restoration of Southampton’s oldest museum is set to be debated tomorrow.

Tudor House Museum has already undergone a radical makeover with £1.9m being spent on turning it into a education resources centre and visitor attraction.

Plans for the next phase of work which includes building an extension to accommodate a café, replacing toilets and building a lift shaft are to be discussed at tomorrow’s council meeting.

The plans have drawn objections from residents in Bugle Street. Neighbours have expressed concern that the extension could lead to a loss of loss of light and that the development would be ‘overbearing’.

Concerns have also been expressed by archaeologists who say a programme of work would be needed to avoid disturbing important remains. A protected Mulberry tree would also have to be cut down to accommodate the plans.

However, in a report to the council’s Rights Of Way panel, planners recommended the plans be approved subject to a number of conditions being met.

Tudor House is one of the few timber-framed buildings in Southampton to survive slum clearance and wartime bomb damage.