A planning application to expand the Barton Manor Hotel, Garstang Road has been approved.

Plans include adding a front extension to the former Barton Grange Hotel.

The development would follow the demolition of a detached building.

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Plans include a three-story extension to the front of existing hotel to provide new entrance/lobby, function room and 50 hotel rooms with external terrace, landscaping and alterations to the car park.

The proposed extension will be formed from 4 “cubes” spanning the front elevation.

One cube would be the primary entrance to the hotel complex, with the rest of the three cubes providing the additional hotel accommodation.

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All nine members of the planning committee voted in favour of the development with conditions.

The conditions include a three year time limit.

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