Spa hotel and restaurant earmarked for former Tenby department store
Historic Tenby department store, TP Hughes, could soon be transformed into a spa hotel and restaurant following an application submitted to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park by developers Wil Crockford of Bassett Crockford Holdings Ltd.
Their proposal aims to turn the store into a 17-bed spa hotel, restaurant and cafe/bar. This will include associated extensions to the building on the High Street as well as numerous alterations.
The property, which housed TP Hughes between 1902 and 2017, comprises two buildings on either side of St Nicholas's Lane, and boasts retail frontages on both Upper Frog Street and High Street. The building is connected by an Edwardian bridge that spans St Nicholas's Lane.
Located within the Grade-I-listed medieval defensive town walls of Tenby, which is a designated scheduled ancient monument, the site was recently home to clothing retailer M&Co before it announced its closure in 2023. The building also sits within the town's conservation area, and is adjacent to three listed buildings.
A supporting statement submitted through agents Gerald Blain Associates Limited said: "The proposed scheme would remodel the interior of the building to create a 17-bedroom spa hotel, cafe/ bar and restaurant. The internal remodelling would include the repositioning of the staircases, lifts and partitions."
It adds: "Existing external features of architectural quality such as the sash windows, bridge and former shop frontages would be restored and repaired as necessary. The bridge includes several notable features including a dome, metal railings and stained-glass windows, all of which would be retained and restored. New solar panels, heating and air conditioning systems would be installed on the roofs to improve the energy efficiency of the building."
The statement highlights the recent closures of two retailers at the property as well as several others in nearby Frog Street, which suggests the ever-changing trend to the high street.
It states that although a pre-application enquiry "did explore the potential for a small aspect of retail on the ground floor," it has since been deemed unfeasible.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park's planning committee will review the scheme at a forthcoming date.
Spa hotel and restaurant earmarked for former Tenby department store
Historic Tenby department store, TP Hughes, could soon be transformed into a spa hotel and restaurant following an application submitted to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park by developers Wil Crockford of Bassett Crockford Holdings Ltd.
Their proposal aims to turn the store into a 17-bed spa hotel, restaurant and cafe/bar. This will include associated extensions to the building on the High Street as well as numerous alterations.
The property, which housed TP Hughes between 1902 and 2017, comprises two buildings on either side of St Nicholas's Lane, and boasts retail frontages on both Upper Frog Street and High Street. The building is connected by an Edwardian bridge that spans St Nicholas's Lane.
Located within the Grade-I-listed medieval defensive town walls of Tenby, which is a designated scheduled ancient monument, the site was recently home to clothing retailer M&Co before it announced its closure in 2023. The building also sits within the town's conservation area, and is adjacent to three listed buildings.
A supporting statement submitted through agents Gerald Blain Associates Limited said: "The proposed scheme would remodel the interior of the building to create a 17-bedroom spa hotel, cafe/ bar and restaurant. The internal remodelling would include the repositioning of the staircases, lifts and partitions."
It adds: "Existing external features of architectural quality such as the sash windows, bridge and former shop frontages would be restored and repaired as necessary. The bridge includes several notable features including a dome, metal railings and stained-glass windows, all of which would be retained and restored. New solar panels, heating and air conditioning systems would be installed on the roofs to improve the energy efficiency of the building."
The statement highlights the recent closures of two retailers at the property as well as several others in nearby Frog Street, which suggests the ever-changing trend to the high street.
It states that although a pre-application enquiry "did explore the potential for a small aspect of retail on the ground floor," it has since been deemed unfeasible.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park's planning committee will review the scheme at a forthcoming date.