Under the proposals, which were approved by four votes to one by the Planning Applications Panel yesterday, parts of the building would be knocked down while others, including the Black Dog pub and restaurant, would be refurbished.
Six self-catering apartments built on the site in 2005 would also be converted into housing and sold off to help pay for the redevelopment of the 50-bedroom hotel, which would include a fitness centre and extra parking.
Casting the final vote before passing the plans, panel chairman Deputy Sean Power said that the latest designs were far more acceptable than ones earlier produced, but never formally submitted, in 2009 to completely demolish the ageing hotel to make way for 24 flats.
Full story in Thursday’s JEP
