Premier Inn bids for 20-bed Stockport extension
A proposal from Whitbread to expand a hotel just off the A6 from 66 to 86 rooms has been lodged with Stockport Council.
The 20-bed extension will see the attached former Bamford Arms restaurant revamped into Premier Inn rooms and connected to the existing hotel via a small link corridor.
Plans submitted on Whitbread’s behalf by Walsingham Planning also seek consent to allow the hotel’s food and beverage offer to be relocated.
Stockport town centre lies 1.5 kilometres from the hotel off Buxton Road.
Whitbread has been rapidly expanding its Premier Inn brand across the North West, last week, a 276-key hotel within the £1bn MIX Manchester campus was approved by Manchester City Council.
In addition, West Didsbury’s Premier Inn put forward a bid for an extension to Manchester City Council in 2024.
To view the application, use the planning reference number DC/094595 on Stockport’s planning portal.
On the project team are Allison Pike, Logika, Thornley & Lumb Partnership, RGP, Arbtech, Environoise, and BoothKing.
The reference number you give is for the Stockport Premier Inn application which is the main subject of this article. It is on the Stockport council website, not Manchester City Council’s.
By the light of the moon
You’re correct – thanks for the note, amended accordingly. Thanks, Neil
By Neil Tague
Shame the restaurant had to go. It was well liked locally.
By Alastair
Think this is a good idea, because it is only a small extension, and will not have too signifcant an impact on the area, which is already pretty developed anyway. Maybe it will attract others to Stockport and its charms…..despite the areas of the town which still need work. Offerton and Heavily are close to some stunning countryside and walks. There is much industrial history in our town, too, e.g. the Mills, the Hat Museum, Brewery and the like. St George’s church is really worth a look also. Roll on the changes!!
By Elizabeth Ward