Sandsifter for sale as 'development land'

The Sandsifter Hotel site at Gwithian has been put on the market and is for sale with Bradley's Estate agents for an asking price of £1.5m. The sale comes in the wake of the refusal of planning permission to build a chalet style holiday village on the site and the subsequent granting of a 24hr drinks licence.
Of concern to local residents is that the signboard on the entrance to the hotel site describes it as 'Development Land'. This has led to speculation that the intention may be to demolish the existing hotel and use the site for affordable housing. It thought that planning consents for such a scheme could be much easier to obtain than for other commercial developments.

Of course it must be stressed that at this stage this is pure speculation and that no planning permission exists.


The Sandsifter Hotel, Gwithian

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