TOWN councillors in Teignmouth have raised no objection to plans to turn a disused building into serviced accommodation.

At a recent meeting, members of Teignmouth Town Council’s planning committee made no representations objecting to plans to convert 137-139 Bitton Park Road, pictured, to serviced accommodation, but also made no representations in support, rather the committee had no comments.

Submitted by Cloud9 Investments Ltd, the application - reference 26/00173/FUL - is seeking permission from Teignbridge Council for change of use.

Teignbridge Council are due to make a decision on the application by April 21.

The building has remained vacant for a prolonged period and ‘no longer provides an active or viable commercial use in its current form’, the planning statement for 26/00173/FUL says.

The proposed development seeks to ‘bring the building back into beneficial use’ through its conversion to serviced accommodation; the proposal utilises the existing structure and footprint, with only ‘limited and proportionate alterations’.

The planning statement goes on to say that: ‘Serviced accommodation is considered an appropriate and compatible use for the site, providing managed short-stay accommodation similar in nature to small- scale hotel or guest accommodation’.

Serviced accommodation refers to short - or medium - term fully furnished homes - either apartments or houses - that are available to book by the night, week, or month.

Unlike hotels, these properties offer more space, privacy, and flexibility.

‘The proposed use represents a sustainable and proportionate evolution of the site that brings an existing building back into active use without resulting in harm to the character or function of the surrounding area’, the planning statement adds.

To view the associated documents, and to comment on the application, visit Teignbridge Council’s planning portal and enter ‘26/00173/FUL’ into the search-box.