New plans have been submitted to restore and alter one of Maldon's oldest homes, after the town council recommended refusal of the previous application last month.

The developer, Eleven Cromwell Ltd, has now removed the galvanised steel doors from its application to carry out works on the home, at 4 Silver Street, following concerns raised by councillors and residents about its previous proposal to add the doors to the cellar.

Neil Bresler, director of Eleven Cromwell Ltd, said: "In the spirit of trying to work with the town council as well as other objectors, we have now removed the steel doors from the proposal."

Eleven Cromwell first submitted an application in March to make internal and external alterations to the home, which is a Grade II* listed building.

After the plans were turned down by the district council over concerns about proposed works to the cellar, Eleven Cromwell revised its application to remove major alterations to the cellar and retain the building's car port.

But town councillors recommended refusal of the revised plans once again last month, after raising concerns about the two galvanised steel doors proposed for the cellar of the home, "the extent of the proposed refurbishment" and its "resulting impact on the historic street scene in the conservation area".

Neil said: "The town council included a comment that the proposed refurbishment would impact on the street scene, but both the revised plans they discussed and these new plans show that there are no alterations to the frontage which means that there is no impact to the street scene."

The Maldon Society said the works are needed to ensure the home is "saved from further deterioration and past indifferent alterations".

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The design and access statement for the revised plans added: "The aim of the proposed work to 4 Silver Street is to improve its appearance by removing some of the 20th century additions to the exterior of the building, improve its utility by reorganising internal spaces and improve its thermal performance to reduce carbon footprint.

"The exterior proposals aim to improve the visual contribution the property makes to its surrounding by sympathetically repairing older features of the building and mitigating some of the 20th century impact to the property's setting by removing the conservatory, replacing the modern fenestration with heritage style windows.

"The choice of materials used will be in keeping with the existing and those used throughout the conservation area."

Historical research earlier this year discovered the first owner of the home to be a man named Josua - it is thought he lived in the house in the fifteenth century.

The street is one of the most historic and best-preserved parts of the Maldon Conservation Area.

The Maldon Society, the conservation officer at Maldon District Council and Historic England have recommended approval of the plans.

The final decision will be made by Maldon District Council.