Councillors back new boutique hotel proposal in Bury St Edmunds
PLANS have been approved for a new nine bedroom boutique hotel in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
The change-of-use proposals from Chestnut Group were backed by councillors on the local authority’s Development Control Committee last week.
Chestnut purchased the Victorian property Ounce House, which was originally a pair of private semi detached dwellings, in January 2015.
The successful proposal to convert the three storey property in Northgate Street into a boutique hotel comes after the council initially refused planning permission earlier this year.
Chestnut Managing Director Philip Turner, pictured above (right) with Group General Manager Steve Smith, commented: “It has been a challenging time but the important thing is that we have the right result. We have listened to the concerns of the neighbours and have amended the plans accordingly where the suggestions were feasible but still commercial.
“This means that this is a very considered and well-thought-out development and we now look forward to focussing our energy on revitalising a rather tired building into a vibrant boutique hotel to be enjoyed by both residents of, and visitors to, the beautiful historic town which is Bury St Edmunds.”
The new boutique hotel is scheduled to open in the summer of 2016. Chestnut also own the Packhorse Inn near Newmarket and the Rupert Brooke in Grantchester.
