Doncaster Council approved plans to a vacant building Owston Hall Hotel into residential apartments last week. Advertisement Advertisement The application is one element of plans for a major renovation of the grade II listed estate, being the first to secure planning permission. It will see the former coach house of the building converted into 10 residential apartments for both short and long-term lets.
Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. The coach house has mainly served as additional guest rooms throughout the 21st Century but has been vacant in recent years, having fallen into disrepair. Advertisement Advertisement Internal and external works will be undertaken to bring the site back into use, creating nine two-bedroom apartments and a one-bedroom apartment.
Plans to redevelop the estate were announced in July 2023 after it was purchased by Doncaster businessman Richard Martin. An extensive investment plan has since been submitted to the council. Advertisement Advertisement It details plans to reconfigure the main building to create a new centralised bar, kitchen, separate casual and fine dining areas, and modernised toilet facilities.
Its current conservatory will be demolished and replaced to create a new “casual drinking and dining destination” with a front terrace. An extension will be built containing 23 new luxury double b.