Plans to convert a grade II listed hotel into homes look set to be approved.

Planners at Warwick District Council have recommended the latest application for the Glebe Hotel in Barford be approved, with councillors to make a decision on the application at next week's planning committee meeting.

New designs would see the grade II listed Glebe Hotel turned into one big family home.

In 2023, a planning inspector granted permission for the Church Street building to be converted into four apartments, as well as for the extra new homes to be built.

This came after the council refused permission for the works, siding with 35 local objectors.

But with works on site already underway, a fresh application has been submitted to the council to update the plans for the major renovation project.

Originally, two applications were submitted, with the second asking for permission for two houses to be built in the grounds of the Glebe. This has since been withdrawn.

The existing conservatory is to be removed and replaced with a new flat-roof extension.

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Ten locals have objected to the local scheme, raising concerns about the multiple applications as well as highways safety.

Recommending planning approval be given, a council report said: "When considering the scheme as a whole within the titled balance, officers consider that the proposal will represent a sustainable form of development and no adverse impacts will significantly or demonstrably outweigh the benefits associated with the proposal.

"The development is considered to represent a sustainable form of development, and it is recommended that planning permission be granted."

The hotel was built in the 1820s as a rectory to the Church of St Peter and remained in private use until 1948 when it became a hotel.

Click here to see the council report in full.

Demolition works underway at the Glebe Hotel (image via planning application)