District councillors have waved through the latest application for a grade II listed hotel to be turned into a home.

Warwick District Council's planning committee unanimously approved the application for the Glebe Hotel in Barford last night (June 16).

Planning officers had recommended approval be given to turn the historic building 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 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 now been approved to update the plans for the major renovation project to create just one home.

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 This has since been withdrawn.

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

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

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

At last night's meeting, there was only a short discussion of the application, with Cllr Katya Dray asking what measures would be put in place to ensure mature trees on site are not impacted by the works

Planning officer Millie Flynn said this had been protected by conditions in the planning permission

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.

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