Property news: Colliers’ Anglesey hotel mandate & more

THE owner of the Carreg Bran Hotel on Anglesey has mandated Colliers International in Manchester to sell the property, with an asking price of £1.3m.

Doug Barnett, who now plans to retire, has owned Carreg Bran in Church Lane since 2006 and undertaken a complete refurbishment of the property including the creation of a three-bed cottage for the owner or manager.

The hotel is set in approximately four acres and has 29 en-suite bedrooms, conference and banqueting facilities for 250 people and parking for 120 vehicles.  It is a successful wedding and conference venue and generates annual net turnover of almost £780,000 and is profitable.

Furthermore, scope exists to expand the hotel because the property was granted planning permission in 2005, now protected, to create additional bedrooms, leisure facilities and to extend the existing conference facilities.

Neil Thomson, associate director, hotels agency at the North West office of Colliers International in Manchester, said: “Visitors from all over the world flock to this pretty town on the south west tip of Anglesey, famed for its name of LlanfairPG, being the longest town name in Europe, which helps to assure all year-round trade from tourism and high volumes of corporate business because of Anglesey’s strong commercial links.”

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PLANS to redevelop the market square in Ashton-Under-Lyne as part of a £76m regeneration scheme have been rubber-stamped by Tameside Council.

The redevelopment will see the introduction of new stalls and kiosks, landscaping and trees, performance and seating areas, as well as street furniture and lighting. The plans were submitted to the council in June, after a consultation with traders, shoppers and residents.

The scheme is part of the Vision Tameside masterplan, which will see Tameside College relocate to the town centre. IBI Taylor Young is the architect on the scheme.

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LANCASHIRE-based contractor, John Turner Construction Group has completed the major refurbishment of the University of Liverpool Guild of Students.

The £7m project was awarded after an OJEU tender process and saw extensive remodelling of the Grade II listed Guild of Students during a 36 week programme of works.

The refurb included fitting the Stanley Theatre and Mountford Hall with a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system as well as a bar the full length of the hall. Other areas included The Courtyard serving food and drinks, The Sphinx bar, The Street incorporating coffee and convenience shops,
meeting rooms and circulation spaces.

Dwayne Taylor, area manager for Preston-based John Turner said: “We have created an outstanding student social space exceeding the client’s expectations. The team worked very well together and the outcome is an exceptional and state-of-the-art facility.”