Former Wilko store in town centre set to become 70-unit aparthotel
Chesterfield Borough Council have approved proposals to transform a former Wilko store in our town centre into a new aparthotel complex featuring serviced apartments, retail units, a gym and a business centre.
Members of Council’s planning committee voted by a majority at a meeting held at the Town Hall on February 23 to approve JBSL Holdings Ltd’s application. The scheme will see the former homeware and hardware store extended and converted into a 70-unit aparthotel.
The development will bring a significant number of accommodation units into the historic core of the town centre, offering a central base for visitors heading to the Peak District National Park.
The plans include a two-storey rooftop extension across most of the building, along with alterations to the existing elevations. The lower ground floor level, proposals include two retail units, a gym, a business centre.
The ground floor would accommodate two retail units fronting Vicar Lane and nine aparthotel units. A further 21 units are planned for the first floor, 20 on the second floor and another 20 on the third floor.
