Plans submitted to give Grade-II listed 'eyesore' hotel in Craven Arms a 'new lease of life'
Plans have been submitted to transform a Grade II-listed hotel in Craven Arms which has become the town's local "eyesore".
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An application was submitted to Shropshire Council planning officers on November 2 to transform the Craven Arms Hotel, also known as 'Top Hotel'.
The detailed scheme, drawn up by Shrewsbury firm Base Architecture, includes the building of a first floor extension and the conversion of the second and third floor rooms to make eight residential homes.
The ground floor is to be refurbished and kept as a public house, but there will need to be approval for change of use on the first and second floors for residential use.
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The news has been welcomed by Chris Naylor, South Shropshire’s LibDem parliamentary candidate.