Sea View Hotel To Be Expanded With New Sitting Rooms And Roof Terraces

An Isle of Wight sea view hotel will be expanded with new sitting rooms and roof terraces.

County Hall has granted Luccombe Hotels conditional permission to add a modern extension to Luccombe Manor on Shanklin’s Popham Road with three living rooms and three terraces above.

The application reflects a need for more tourism and expansion to meet present demand, according to a Design, Access and Heritage Statement from Nova Architectural.

The Isle of Wight Council’s decision report for application 25/01761/FUL says:

“The proposal would improve the tourism offer and accessibility of the hotel and would not cause harm to the character and appearance of the area, neighbouring properties, or the fabric of the original country manor house.”

Three conditions were included in the approval, for reasons of legal and planning policy compliance and the interests of the area’s amenities.

Nova Architectural’s statement said:

“This new single-storey addition would provide dedicated sitting rooms to support the recently approved planning permission (24/01583/FUL), which allows for the creation of three additional hotel accommodation rooms at Luccombe Manor.

“Evidence from Luccombe Manor’s sister site, Luccombe Hall, situated just to the south demonstrates the significant value of balcony and terrace provisions.

“Following the introduction of rooms with balcony/roof-terrace access, Luccombe Hall achieved a 24 per cent increase in occupancy, rising from 69 per cent to 93 per cent.”