Decision details

A report was presented on an application for the change of use / conversion / extension of the former Park Hotel building from offices (Class B1) back to a hotel (Class C1) to include a new build single storey pavilion building and the demolition of the existing JDO office building and its replacement with a 6-storey office building / extension to the hotel. Change of use / conversion / part demolition and rebuild of No.8 East Cliff from offices (Class B1) to health spa (Class D1) together with remodelling of existing car parking and landscaping works.

The Development Management Officer presented a PowerPoint presentation which included an aerial photograph of the site and the nearest residential properties. The committee was also shown illustrations of the proposed development.

The Development Management Officer advised that due to the location of the site in a Conservation Area and adjacent to a listed park and garden, it would be helpful for the Development Control Committee to visit the site prior to considering the application in order to appreciate the design issues and likely impacts of the development.

Resolved: That the Development Control Committee visits the site before determining the application.