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Priest House Hotel holiday lodge plans approved

Castle Donington hotel The Priest House has received planning permission for the development of a new lodge park within the wider estate. 

 

The Kings Mills development, which has been approved by North West Leicestershire District Council planners, will feature 16 contemporary lodges on land previously used as a touring caravan park.

 

The project, with lodges built to order for buyers, marks the first significant investment in The Priest House Hotel’s wider estate by its new owners, Yorkshire based The Brook Group. 

 

Work is also scheduled to shortly commence on improvements to The Priest House Hotel, including investment in the hotel infrastructure, refurbishment of the hotel bar and restaurant, and the development of additional facilities. 

  

Castle Donington and the wider area is facing huge growth, including the development of the East Midlands Freeport, Donington Hall and Donington Park, alongside several residential developments.

 

It is anticipated that The Brook Group’s investment into The Priest House Hotel will facilitate greater access to amenities for local residents to enjoy. 

 

The plans for The Priest House follow the success of proposals for another Brook Group property, the Aysgarth Falls Hotel in North Yorkshire, where Yorkshire Dales National Park planners gave the go ahead for the most ambitious expansion of the hotel’s facilities to date, the development of 14 purpose-built luxury garden suites alongside an additional restaurant space.

 

Planning is also starting to gain pace on the Grade II* listed Rheola House, a 100-plus acre leisure development in the Neath Valley, South Wales.

 

“This is a very exciting time for The Brook Group, as we focus our development plan on the hotel and leisure market in the UK, we believe we have a portfolio of projects that can take us into a successful period of growth,” said The Brook Group’s Development Director, Darren Oxley. 

 

“The Priest House and Aysgarth Falls Hotel have been extremely prominent destinations over many decades, and we know that with the correct level of investment, with the right approach to design and an understanding of current visitor tastes and needs, we are going to deliver a whole range of facilities which will better serve the needs of the modern consumer.”

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