The owners of a hotel wish to convert it into a 18-bed house of multiple occupation as it is ‘no longer financially viable’. Plans published this week by Bury Council reveal the Hawthorn Hotel on Stand Lane in Radcliffe could become ‘much needed additional accommodation in the area’, according to applicant Seif Taha.
down turn in the economy has had on the hospitality sector over the last few years’. The statement, adds: “The proposal is based upon the building being no longer financially viable for hotel use, and follows the general trend for “The principle behind the development is to retain the existing building, and to adapt it internally in the most appropriate and sensitive manner to“The proposal conversion involves no alterations to the exterior structure of the building and preserves the footprint of the existing building with the addition of a single storey extension at the rear. “The development will provide much needed additional accommodation in the area due the lack of use of the hotel rooms.