Plans for Walton Hotel extension thrown out

Plans for an extension to the Walton Hotel in the prestigious Park area of Nottingham have been refused by Nottingham City Council.

The plans were submitted by Alice Shelton, owner of the nearby Walton Hotel, for a company called Tarry Boutique Hotels and Serviced Apartments.

A management statement as part of the planning application said: “The new rooms are to be used for longer stay guests such as theatre performers and support staff who require self catering facilities or more spacious accommodation but with the benefit of hotel services.”

The City Council said that the plans to change an apartment on Western Terrace into a three-bedroom hotel would create too much noise for nearby residents.

Letters of objection from nearby residents were received by Nottingham City Council, one of which complained that the hotel would create a “transient” neighbourhood.

The news will come as a blow to Shelton, who also runs Shoby Investments. In August Shoby signalled that it was set to enter the residential market after buying the former Nottingham Probation Service on Derby Road.

Shoby Investments bought the 11,645 sq ft office building with plans to turn it into 1,2 and 3 bedroom flats.