A FULL planning application for the Chateau Impney looks set to be heard by Wychavon District Council.
It is hoped the proposal will be considered by the planning committee at the meeting on March 5.
The application is to retain the main Grade II listed building – Impney Hall – as a hotel and to retain Pillons Villa on the site as a commercial premises.
Large parts of the estate’s modern 20th century extensions will be demolished and there will be a development of a 127 home settlement to be known as Little Impney.
After proposals for a revitalisation of the estate were recommended for approval in 2022, an urban design review was ordered before the application could be given the go ahead.
In a Facebook post by Coun Richard Morris, leader of Wychavon District Council and Droitwich councillor, stated the application was timetabled for the planning committee on March 5 (subject to all requirements being met).
Prior to the final plans being submitted, an extensive consultation was undertaken by the site’s owners which included enabling residents to be talked through the plans during tours of the site on a golf buggy.
Impney Hall
Impney Hall has a history of providing a unique hospitality offering locally and it will be brought back into use as a hospitality venue, restaurant and hotel.
Impney Hall will undergo multi-million pound restoration works and the demolition of the modern adjoining buildings will allow for large parts of the grounds to be reinstated as parklands to complement the hall’s hospitality offering.
Standalone buildings and associated infrastructure including hard standing within the listed curtilage and ground works will also be levelled.
Little Impney (housing)
Demolition works will also include the removal of the vast 45,000 cubic metre Regent Centre to make way for the new houses.
As part of the estate development, four new commercial units will be provided to support the existing business community already on-site.
A new walking and cycling route is also proposed to allow members of the public to travel through the new parkland, while a ‘substantial’ seven figure sum is set to go towards local facilities including education provision and affordable housing.
Proposals from 2022 said 10 per cent of the development will be offered as affordable housing, as per minimum requirements for new sites featuring 10 or more homes.
