Hotel's extension plan rejected over impact fears

The plan for the hotel - pictured here in 2019 - was previously rejected by Isle of Wight Council

A hotel’s hopes to expand on the Isle of Wight have been dashed after a planning inspector dismissed its appeal.

The owners of Luccombe Manor Country House Hotel, in Shanklin, applied for permission to build a 10-bedroom extension and to build three other new bedrooms by reconfiguring its layout.

But Garden Isle Hotels had its initial application rejected by Isle of Wight Council and the appeal turned down by a planning inspector.

They said the extension’s design “would overwhelm the original manor house” which the hotel is based in.

They said it would benefit local businesses and tourism on the Isle of Wight.

But they added its harm would be “long lasting” on the area around it and that the appeal would be rejected for that reason.