Planning permission has been granted to transform Chester's former Mecca Bingo hall into a 142-bedroom hotel.
The plans, which were first submitted in December 2023, were approved last week by the Council’s planning committee.
The incoming Hotel Chester will boast standard and deluxe rooms over seven storeys to be run by a world-leading hotel operator. A total of 748 square metres of serviced office space will accompany the hotel within a retained part of the development fronting Brookdale Place.
Developer TAG plans to retain the iconic mock-Tudor frontage and demolish the rear of the building, which will be replaced with a new piece of architecture that reflects the city’s history.
The site by the Shropshire Union Canal lies within the ‘Chester City Gateway’ area and is a five-minute walk from the train station.
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