Plans to build 70 new bedrooms at Cameron House Hotel have been unveiled as part of a major new extension for the fire-hit building.

A large ballroom facing Loch Lomond is also part of the proposals, which have been submitted by Lichfields planning consultancy.

A design statement by architects 3D Reid in support of the application states the extension plans had been in the pipeline prior to the tragic blaze in December 2017 which claimed the lives of guests Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson.

The hotel was given permission to carry out restoration work in January, more than a year after the fire.

The statement says: "During the latter half of 2017, we worked closely with the hotel's owners and operators to determine the most appropriate method by which to extend the hotel, whether it be via a separate building, numerous extensions, or part demolition and relocation.

"With the concept design progressing, we met with the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority during December 2017, taking on board their comments with the aim of further developing the proposal.

"A few weeks later, on the morning of December 18, 2017, a fire devastated the main building of the hotel, closing the hotel in its entirety.

"The focus was understandably shifted from the proposed extensions to the reinstatement works, with a design team immediately appointed with the aim of reopening the hotel at the earliest opportunity.

"Now fully developed, the proposal provides an additional 70 bedrooms, as well as a 350 person loch-facing ballroom, to the north of the hotel, adjoining the existing leisure wing."

A decision on the proposals is expected from the National Park Authority by Monday, April 22.