The Grand parent company plansfor new 5* hotel in Tanner Row

Splendid Hotels Ltd has proposed to transform an office block and its associated coach house in Tanner Row into brand-new luxury accommodation.

The hotel would feature 12 bedrooms and 26 one to three-bedroom suites, sharing services with the firm’s flagship hotel – The Grand, in Station Rise.  

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The Grade II, four storey building was established in 1850, when it opened as The George Hotel.

It was converted to offices in the mid-20th century and is currently occupied by Historic England.

The new hotel would be operated by the Splendid Hospitality Group Ltd – named one of the fastest growing hospitality services in the UK – who hope to restore the building to its original use – achieving the same 5* rating as The Grand in York.

Speaking on behalf of the firm, O’Neill Associates said: “The Splendid Hospitality Group already holds a varied portfolio of hotels in the city including the Ibis Styles on the Mount, Hotel Indigo in Walmgate, the Holiday Inn at Hopgrove and the Grand Hotel and Spa on Toft Green, as the flagship hotel in York.

“The proposal is to return the building to its original function as a high-status hotel.

“This will involve stripping out the low-grade fittings, finishes and mounted services which have accumulated within the building during its use as an office to facilitate its sensitive conversion to a 5-star hotel.”

The company would use its expertise, O’Neill Associates said, to change the internal features of the building.

It added that the design team had worked closely with planning officers at City of York Council and Yorkshire Heritage Consultants in preserving the building’s historic features, with respect to the original floorplan.

Planning documents explained that Historic England were now actively seeking for alternative smaller facilities nearby, after staffing levels within the building had dropped due to home-working practices.