Plans for a £13m expansion of a County Durham hotel could create a luxury spa, health club and dozens of new bedrooms.
Hardwick Hall Hotel near Sedgefield has submitted plans which will breathe new life into buildings that have lain empty for more than 60 years, as well as creating or sustaining 140 temporary construction jobs and 63 new jobs once completed. The spa development will include a 25m swimming pool, a gym, aerobics studio, spa bath house, thermal suite a swim in/swim out pool and spa garden.
It will also offer 13 treatment rooms, relaxation areas, changing facilities and a restaurant with private dining options.The application to County Durham Council planners includes a proposal for an additional 35 bedrooms, which will be built on two storeys in the style of a coach house around a courtyard which will also house the main spa pool.
