A GLAMPING site could be expanding as the owner plans to put more log cabins up.

The owners of the Drum and Monkey pub just outside Upton Upon Severn are planning to increase the amount of accommodation on-site.

This, they say, will help them create more jobs and support the local economy.

In planning documents, it said: "The Drum and Monkey Public House had failed as a business and was closed for 18 months prior to the applicant's purchase.

"The provision of caravan, camping and glamping has been a crucial ingredient in the growth and success of the pub since its reopening.

"The success of the pub benefits the local economy through job creation and increasing trade to local suppliers and businesses.

"The provision of visitor accommodation has wider economic benefits to the local economy increasing visitor numbers with a commensurate growth in demand for goods and services."

There are already a number of glamping 'pods' on-site having been built previously.

Five touring caravan pitches were given permission back in 2013 and since then, the site has proved popular with tourists.

The new plan seeks to build three new timber cabins to increase the number of people who can stay there.

Councillors discussed the plans at a meeting of Upton Upon Severn Town Council's planning committee this week.

No objections were raised by the town council, with councillors agreeing more trade and tourism was important to the town and should be encouraged.

The Drum and Monkey hosts Woo Fest every summer, which sees hundreds of visitors enter the town for a weekend of live music.

The festival forms a key part of the town's tourist industry and helps support traders throughout the year.

The plans state: "The pub is now a successful and thriving business and there is no doubt that the trade generated from the glamping, caravan and camping site has played an important part in its recent success."