CHANGE OF USE LOOMS FOR TWO MORE CLEETHORPES GUESTHOUSES

 

Soon to become house in multiple accommodation? Aavon Court guesthouse

TWO more long-established Cleethorpes guesthouses are set to be converted to bedsitter houses in multiple accommodation.

London-based Caden Homes is buying up holiday accommodation with a view to changing their use for a stabler and more lucrative income source.

  

The latest to come on to its radar are both on Isaacs Hill - Number 8, Sunflower House, and Number 4, Aavon Court.

It has submitted planning applications for change of use of both properties - the former to nine bedsitters and the latter to eight bedsitters.

Based on precedents set earlier this year, North East Lincolnshire Council is expected to approve both proposals.

The Grimsby News says: The likely loss of yet more holiday accommodation is worrying. It has long been of concern that tourist beds are being lost to the detriment of Cleethorpes' status as a holiday resort. And you never know with bedsitters. Some tenants are excellent, others less so. Traffic and parking pressures are likely to  increase, and there is always the risk of noise and antisocial behaviour. Unlike neighbouring East Lindsey Council, North East Lincolnshire Council seems to have no policy on protecting hotels and guesthouses from change of use. It is time that such a policy  was formulated and adopted, the sooner the better (if not a good deal sooner).