Holiday flats plan for empty Tanner Row restaurant

39 Tedder Road

A planning application has been submitted which – if successful – would see the upper floors pf the former Derios restaurant at 39 Tanner Row into to 3 self contained holiday lets.

There would also be single storey extensions to rear ground and first floors and the installation of anew kitchen ventilation system to a new ground floor restaurant

The Grade II listed property has been empty for 8 years and is currently in poor condition.

A design statement submitted with the application says

“Formerly a public house, built around 1840, 39 Tanner Row ceased trading as pub in 1978 and was converted to a restaurant. It remained as a restaurant, under various owners until finally closing in 2016. The building has been empty since this time and is now in a poor state of repair. The building has suffered from several unsympathetic interventions that adversely affect the condition of the building and its historic significance. Throughout the building there is damp ingress on the external walls which has resulted in damage to the internal finishes, the loss of historic fabric and extensive areas of mould growth. The main roof is no longer watertight and allows water ingress during inclement weather.

The existing mechanical and electrical services are outdated, unsafe and in need of a full replacement. On all floors the finishes to the floors, walls and ceilings are in a poor condition with areas of damage. There is also damage to the timber frames and sashes of the windows. Unsympathetic 20th century interventions have damaged the legibility and significance of the historic staircase. In its current condition the building cannot be occupied and is not fit for use.

The applicant is the new owner of the property and intends making a significant financial investment to bring the building into a good state of repair. The proposed works are intended to minimise loss of historic fabric, remove unsympathetic modern interventions, reinstate lost historic features (where there is sufficient evidence to support this) and carry out repairs in accordance best practice guidance from Historic England and other bodies. These changes will secure a viable long-term future for the building.

At ground level, an existing low quality extension to the rear of the building will be demolished, removing the current kitchen and wash-up area together with an outside store. A new single-story extension will be created to provide an enlarged restaurant seating area, kitchen and WC. The ground floor will be fully refurbished including a full renewal of the heating, lighting and electrical services to provide a high quality commercial space. To the rear of the yard the extension will provide covered bicycle storage and an area for waste and recycle bins”