A FORMER estate agents could be converted to create a new town centre tattoo studio.

The branch on Old Christchurch Road stands empty and shuttered up.

But now Richard Bennett of Timebomb Tattoo Ltd has submitted a proposal to BCP Council.

According to documents on the local authority planning portal, he has owned a studio in London for the last 20 years.

There scheme would involve no fixed internal changes, however, a temporary stud wall would be fitted to create a private booth for body piercing.

There would also be moveable screens in the tattoo area.

The studio would be open from 11am to Saturday from Monday to Saturday.

A decision on the plans is yet to be made.