Wiltshire Council objects to fire-damaged estate hotel plans

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 06:15 · Archive

Wiltshire Council has objected to plans to convert the fire-damaged Nonsuch House estate near Bromham into a 50-bedroom boutique hotel because no noise assessment was submitted.

Wiltshire Council has objected to plans by Bristol-based Boyce Group to convert the fire-damaged Nonsuch House estate near Bromham into a 50-bedroom boutique hotel. The council's Public Protection team raised concerns because a noise assessment has not been submitted with the application.

Local residents have also lodged growing objections to the development. They say the proposed hotel, spa, restaurant and events facilities would change the character of the rural estate and bring additional traffic, noise and light pollution.

Property developer Niall Leighton-Boyce purchased the Grade II* listed house in February 2023. Boyce Group specialise in restoring listed buildings. The proposals include 50 bedrooms, a new 1,480 square metre welcome building containing a spa, restaurant, bar and events space, health and wellbeing facilities, a yoga studio, padel courts, a boat house, staff accommodation and new estate buildings. The plans also include 91 parking spaces, access improvements and landscaping. A separate building on the estate, Denbanks, would be demolished and replaced.

The application was submitted in August and the company is seeking to progress plans for a scheduled opening in June 2027. The planning application remains under consideration by Wiltshire Council, with public comments open until 30 October. A separate listed building consent application is also being considered.

How it is being reported

• Noise concerns over plans for new 50-room boutique hotel in WiltshireWiltshire Council has raised noise concerns over plans to turn a fire-damaged estate into a 50-bedroom boutique hotel.Swindon Advertiser · 11 Oct, 05:00
• Noise concerns over plans for new 50-room boutique hotel in WiltshireWiltshire Council has raised noise concerns over plans to turn a fire-damaged estate into a 50-bedroom boutique hotel.Gazette & Herald · 11 Oct, 05:00
• Noise concerns over plans for new 50-room boutique hotel in WiltshireWiltshire Council has raised noise concerns over plans to turn a fire-damaged estate into a 50-bedroom boutique hotel.Wiltshire Times · 11 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Wiltshire Council · Nonsuch House · Bromham · Boyce Group · Niall Leighton-Boyce

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