Paignton's Redcliffe Hotel redevelopment plans approved

The redevelopment will see towers and ornamental domes added to the building

A 150-year-old seafront hotel in Devon has been given permission for a redevelopment that includes ornamental towers and onion-shaped domes.

The plans for the Redcliffe Hotel in Paignton were approved by Torbay Council on Thursday.

The owner, the Tudor Hotels Collection, is to reduce the number of rooms and create a new restaurant and bar.

Torbay MP Kevin Foster said the investment in Paignton was "very welcome".

The detailed plans include reinstating towers and ornamental domes at the corners of the building.

The facade will be repaired and a parapet added

A new parapet and windows will be added, and some of the facades will be repaired.

The number of guest rooms in the hotel will be reduced from 67 to 55 and the ground floor function room converted into accommodation.

Its spa facilities, hotel bar and hotel dining are all to be upgraded.

The building was constructed in 1853, and first used as a hotel in 1903.

Among the people to post comments supporting the plans was Torbay MP Kevin Foster, who wrote: "At a time when it is vital we get regeneration schemes moving and deliver improvements in our towns, this plan for investment in Paignton is very welcome."

It was built in 1853, and first used as a hotel in 1903.

It was bought by the Tudor Hotels Collection after being owned by the same local family for more than 40 years.