SOUTH Cumbria's celebrity chef Simon Rogan has plans to open a shop in an historic building in Cartmel.

He has submitted a planning application which, if approved, would see a store open in Cartmel Priory Gatehouse Cottage.

It will sell a range of goods which would be associated with Mr Rogan's celebrated restaurant L'Enclume, which is located only yards away in Cavendish Street.

The cottage forms part of the Gatehouse that dates from the 14th century. It is owned by the National Trust, which is leasing it to Mr Rogan's company Rogell.

Sam Ward, the operations manager at Rogell, said: “It would be a retail space for L'Enclume branded things but the range has not been finalised.”

He added that this could include cookware and other items that could be associated with the restaurant.

“There is a big list of things we might look at," he said.

The plans, which are with South Lakeland Council, say that a shop would be installed on the ground floor of the three-storey building.

Existing first-floor bedrooms would be used as office space, while the second floor retains its great hall, which is open to the public several times year.

The Grade II-listed building housed a general store and haberdashery during the 19th century.

Rogell's planning application says this “played an important role in establishing the clothing trade as an important part of the local economy”.

Most of the building was a private home from the 1940s and in the 1990s the whole building was run as a heritage centre by Cartmel Village Society.

In 2007 the building was granted change of use into a dwelling.

Mr Ward said that it the plans are given the go-ahead the company did not have a timetable for when the shop would open.

Mr Rogan was born in Southampton and worked with several famous chefs, including Marco Pierre White, before setting up L'Enclume in 2002, the only restaurant in Cumbria to hold two Michelin stars.

In 2014 and 2015, The Good Food Guide awarded L'Enclume a perfect 10 score for its cooking, topping the list of the UK's best restaurants.

He uses a ‘foraging’ techniques searching hedgerows and countryside for ingredients.

Other produce - including vegetables, honey and meat – come from his own farm.

Mr Rogan has several other ventures including The French and Mr Cooper’s House & Garden, both in Manchester and the Michelin-starred Fera in London.

He also previously ran the Pig and Whistle pub in Cartmel and Roganic, a ‘pop-up’ restaurant in London.

He has also featured on TV cookery programmes, including the Great British Menu.

The documents for this proposal can be seen via www.southlakeland.gov.uk.