A REDUCTION in bedrooms from 14 to 8 has been approved for the Mariners Hotel in Silver Street, Lyme Regis.
Part of the building will be converted to provide a seven-beds for holiday lets, independent of the hotel.
Among the planning conditions of the consent is that the new spaces remain in tourist use.
The changes won the backing of the town council, who recommended Dorset Council to approve the application. Two public comments raised no objection but suggested that the existing car parking for the hotel be retained.
Changes to the external appearance of the hotel will be mainly to the rear of the building with the internal alterations not obvious from the outside and not affecting the character of the listed building or the Conservation Area, according to a council report.
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