‘Far from ideal living conditions’: Plans for hotel conversion thrown out over noise and disorder fears

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Plans to convert a hotel into a shared house for 18 people have been thrown out due to fears of noise, increased crime and ‘sub-standard accommodation’.

Last month, the owners of the Hawthorn Hotel on Stand Lane in Radcliffe applied to transform the premises into an 18-room House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) to create ‘much needed additional accommodation in the area’.

In reports published by Bury Council, applicant Seif Taha, said the Hawthorn in its current guise was ‘no longer financially viable’.

A planning statement supporting the plans to change the use from hotel to residential cites ‘the impact that ‘Covid-19 and the recent down turn in the economy has had on the hospitality sector over the last few years’. READ MORE: Police cordon in place and forensics on scene after knife recovered near where man was stabbed to death READ MORE: Neglect contributed to death of much-loved dad found 'unresponsive' in bedroom in locked psychiatric ward, inquest finds The statement, added: “The proposal is based upon the building being no longer financially viable for hotel use, and follows the general trend for commercial buildings such as public houses and independent hotels seeking to move to the rental market. “The principle behind the development is to retain the existing building, and to adapt it internally in the most appropriate and sensitive manner to accommodate the HMO, and will be based largely on the existing layout of bedrooms within the hotel.” Bury Council received 13 objections which included the plans would lead to ‘even more anti-social behaviour and parking issues on Stand Lane’.