The owner of the former Passiflora Hotel has been given full permission to subdivide the existing building to create five flats at the site.
Planning Officers have agreed that the building on Route De Plaisance, St Peters, can be changed into five separate units – comprising one 1-bedroom, two 2-bedroom, and two 3-bedroom flats.
The permission includes a ‘change of use’ from hotel to residential accommodation formally closing a chapter for the company Passiflora (1989) Limited, which has owned the property since before the hotel closed more than three decades ago.
The building is currently considered a single dwelling for planning purposes, despite claims that it has been in use as a staff lodging house without prior authorisation.
“Whilst the submitted information refers to use of the building as a staff lodging house there is no evidence such use is authorised,” states the Planning Officers report.
They’ve now given permission for the change of use and redevelopment, with several strict conditions that the developer must adhere to.
Notably, permission was not granted for a proposed first-floor balcony at the rear of the building due to concerns about its impact on a neighbouring property’s windows. Revised plans for the use of the flat roof are required.
A detailed planting plan for the north-east of the building must also be submitted and approved before any planting takes place, and new dormer windows must be installed before the top-floor flat, (Unit 5), can be occupied.
The Planning Authority says it considered a letter of representation regarding parking, waste collection, and neighbour amenities before making their decision that the flats can be created at the former hotel site.
While limited to one space per flat, the Planning Authority deemed the parking acceptable given the property’s location on a bus route, its proximity to local centres, and the provision of cycle storage.
One condition of the planning permission is that each flat must have that “dedicated cycle storage” available before it can be occupied.
The planning permission also makes it clear the reuse of an existing building is considered a sustainable approach, and the development is designed to consider energy efficiency.
The full planning permission is available through the States web planner HERE.
