howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
26 December 2010
12:2186497
as you can see all up and running now, £.15 per night en suite.
still the sign points to it being a cafe and all the furniture is still there.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
26 December 2010
12:2486498don't no whether to applaud or cry
there appeared to quick set up even before planning permission
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 5,673
26 December 2010
12:5886499Permission has been granted:
Granted Permission
Conditions / Reasons
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: In pursuance of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and to enable the matter to be considered in the light of any material change in planning circumstances.
Notwithstanding the internal and external alterations shown on plans, the planning permission hereby permitted does not include or otherwise authorise any external alterations, but relates solely to the change of use, as confirmed in the agent's email received 17 September 2010. Reason: For reasons of clarity and as the application relates to the change of use only.
No more than twenty persons shall be accommodated within the guest rooms at the hostel hereby permitted at any one time. Reason: In the interests of the residential amenities of the area and in order that the Local Planning Authority has control over any subsequent changes.
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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26 December 2010
17:3486513When it was a pub I lived there for sometime,but we got it in the neck because the public can not get out if there was a fire and there is only one way out and if the fire was downsteirs and with no fire exit.So the fire service turned it down as aB&B.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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26 December 2010
18:4286524I saw a guy putting that notice up and had concerns as to the type of people they would have staying there - at £15 per night, they not going to be that discerning.
I thought it was good as a cafe, pity it couldn't have continued as such.
Roger
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,706
26 December 2010
21:0786552It is presumably short stay - so most likely back packers that would have used the YHA
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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26 December 2010
21:3786553You can stay in a Travelodge for less than that,we have just got back from Stoke stayed in a Travelodge for just £10 per night and that was for both of us with vat that was for 3 nights just £33.50 and that was with room CANCELLATION Insurance and again all that for Two not one.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
- Posts: 3,205
26 December 2010
21:5686556We haven't got a Travelodge in Dover or a Youth Hostel.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
26 December 2010
23:1586562Even if we had a Travelodge in Dover I bet it would be a lot more than £10, most things are a lot cheaper the further north you go.
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Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 2,335
1 January 2011
17:4987151I'm amazed that it got planning permission for use as a hostel, unless they have added a new fire escape since Vic stayed there, 'Elf 'n Safety' an all that
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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1 January 2011
18:0387155Thank you for that Barry I can not see one but will have alook in the morning,if not then It should not be a B&B very old building lot of very old wood holding it up if there is still the one staircase then it is a very big fire risk.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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1 January 2011
18:1987161I thought they had done work around the back with the conversion into accomodation
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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1 January 2011
18:3487167i cannot imagine our planning department letting it open without a fire exit and other safety features installed.
they are renowned for covering their backs.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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1 January 2011
18:3887170Agreed Howard, I'll have to have a sneaky peek next time I'm passing that way.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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1 January 2011
18:3987172Paul they might have I do not know.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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1 January 2011
21:0187186There is an exit at the rear on the top floor, so there is an alterrnative escape route.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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1 January 2011
22:3987210Yes that is the room I stayed in but there is a 10ft wall there you would have to get over,a funny story with that one. When I was staying there ,HARRY the landlord was showing the fire sevice round and when it came around to talking about how you would get out if there was a fire, The Fire officer said .."Mr Wheeler how would you all get out if there was a fire and you could not get down the stairs.?" Harry said"Thats easy we would all go out by Vics bedroom on to this flat roof."The Fire officer said"Thats no good Mr Wheeler that is a 10ft wall to get over." Harry said to them "Look mate if you had flames licking your backside you will soon jump over that"
And that is atrue story i was with him at the time.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
4 January 2011
15:4387702don't know if much trade, appeatrs well advertised on the building itself not seen anyone enter/leave. definatly people upstairs
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