Hotel Plans Backed !

Plans for a 100 room hotel on the Bescot Stadium site have been backed by the Councils District Committee.

The Plans will now go to the councils main Planning Committee with the recommendation that it should approved. The club had been worried that a group of councilors concerned about it competing with the Wharf Development would scupper the plans.

The idea behind the opposition is that the town would not benefit from having  hotels at both Bescot, and the Wharf Development. 

Jeff Bonser told the official site that "there are so many benefits. It will create up to 100 jobs in an area of high unemployment, extra money will be bought in to the town and and club and it will also enhance the excellent and established facilities that are already here"

It is not a new idea, and has been around for a long while The club plan to spend about £3m on on the development, with the costs being shared between us and a developer.  More of what Bonser said can be found here. 

Councilor Dennis Anson told the Express and Star that "surely a town of a quarter of a million people can sustain and support a few hotels". With our location and conferencing facilities a hotel at the Stadium is sure to be a success.

There is still another hurdle to jump, but things are looking good.