Plans to turn old hotel into flats approved

A former hotel is set to become flats and houses after a planning application was approved.

The Da Rosalia Hotel building spans five former houses in Burghley Road, Peterborough, and has a substantial area for car parking at the rear.

Applicant, Satyam Ahuja, sought approval from Peterborough City Council for the overhaul.

The plan was to restore residential use to the site by converting it into four two-bed flats, two four-bed flats, and two three-bed homes.

City council planners approved the application on Thursday.

The parking area will be retained for the use of the proposed flats and houses.

It will be reduced to provide 23 parking spaces, refuse and bicycle storage, and to provide amenity spaces for each of the eight dwellings.

The application stated: "This development respects the character and form of the surrounding and assists in improving the quality of the housing stock and the residential environment."

Previously, the Da Rosalia Hotel provided accommodation for 36 guests and had one owner's apartment, together with a restaurant and bar.

The hotel building was listed for sale last year for offers in excess of £1.5m and is now understood to be under new ownership.

The local highway authority raised no objections to the plans, but recommended two conditions.

It asked for a cycle shelter and the provision of parking and turning space to enable vehicles to enter, turn and leave the site without causing problems on the road outside.

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