More bedrooms planned at historic Paisley hotel
PLANS to make alterations at an historic hotel have been given the green light by Renfrewshire Council.
Milton Hotel and Leisure Group had applied to create another eight bedrooms at the Watermill Hotel, in Paisley.
Council chiefs said the proposal was in line with the provisions of its development plan.
A report stated: “This application seeks planning permission for the formation of two dormers to the rear of a hotel on Lonend, Paisley.
“The applicant also proposes to both infill and form various window and door openings on an extension to the rear of the hotel.
“The works are in association with the formation of eight additional bedrooms.”
The hotel, in Lonend, fronts on to a car park and is bound by a mix of commercial and residential properties.
The main three-storey building is C-listed. Council bosses gave the go-ahead for the alterations on the condition that, before commencement of development, full details of the external finishing materials are submitted to and approved by the planning authority.
It said this was to safeguard the character and special interest of the building.
There were no objections received in relation to the plans.
Earlier this year, Councillor Carolann Davidson requested an update on the number of asylum seekers staying at the Watermill and how many were expected to room share under Home Office policy.
The Labour representative for Paisley East and Central raised the issue at the communities and housing policy board in January.
Laura McIntyre, the council’s head of policy and partnerships, responded: “There are under 50 service users being supported in the hotel within the Paisley area.”