Bosses at Glenapp Castle Hotel, in Ballantrae, are planning a new addition to their luxury accommodation offering.
For a planning application has been submitted to South Ayrshire Council asking for the green light to convert an old cottage on the estate into rented accommodation.
Within the estate sits the old building, which is next to the walled garden.
It had been used as a temporary tea-room, and, for a time, “limited” living accommodation.
However, since the estate team introduced the impressive Azalea Restaurant in May this year, the old building is no longer required for tea-room facilities.
As a result, plans are in place to refurbish the cottage, a listed building, and rent it out to guests.
A design statement says: “The proposal is to create, through refurbishment and extension, a high quality, one bedroomed, cottage rental accommodation, thereby expanding the offerings available within the hotel.”
The condition of the property is said to be “fair”, but much of the stonework to the cottage is “low quality” and extensive, sensitive, remedial works “will be required” to reintroduce full integrity and “longevity” to it.
Among the work to be carried out, careful stonework “modification” will be undertaken and a new door and window will be formed from the living area, into the walled garden area.
Bosses say the the proposal “innovatively repurposes” an “existing structure” within the grounds that has recently “become redundant” due to the bringing forward of the Azalea development.
The planning statement goes on: “We are confident that South Ayrshire Council will be delighted to be made aware of this proposal and, we assume, will look to fast track the processes required to deliver the new facilities in as an efficient manner as possible.”
The application is listed as “pending consideration” on the South Ayrshire Council online planning portal.
Glenapp Castle is Scotland’s highest rated Country House Hotel with 5 AA Red Stars, 3 AA Rosettes and 5 VisitScotland Gold Stars.
The hotel has built an international and national reputation and was awarded the “Best Privately Owned Boutique Hotel” award through CIS in Scotland.
The hotel was also awarded the “Best Restaurant Team in the UK” in the prestigious CATEY awards.
After several years of planning and development the Endeavour apartment opened in February 2021 with the innovative development of the glass house into the Azalea Restaurant completed in May 2022.
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