Barbican Centre hotel 'is approved in principle'

23/01/2012 10:21:50

Hospitality recruitment in York could be boosted with the news that Hilton Hotels has been given the green light to develop a 163-bed establishment next to the Barbican Centre.

The move could create 40 full-time jobs and an unknown number of part-time positions, reports the Press.

Arguments between planning officers and developers had almost scuppered the proposal, with English Heritage objecting to several of the company's design plans.

However, councillor Tracey Simpson-Laing said it is important to bring the site back into use, after allowing it to lie derelict for a number of years.

"We cannot have a big hole in the ground there - we need to be getting on with something. This has an acceptable design," said Ms Simpson-Laing.

She added that it is not necessary for every new building in York to conform to its surroundings by adopting a Georgian facade.

York already has a four-star Hilton hotel in the city centre, close to a number of the area's tourist attractions, such as the dungeon and the Jorvik Viking centre.

Posted by Ross J Hink
 

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