The future of a more than 300-year-old Nottinghamshire hall has been decided after decades of 'false starts'. Ollerton Hall on Main Street, Ollerton has been empty for many years, but will be turned into eight apartments after plans were approved at Newark & Sherwood District Council's planning committee on April 20.
The hall, a Grade II* listed building built in 1700, has recently come back into the ownership of the council following years of uncertainty and a lack of progress on site by the previous owner. Planning documents explained the council had a new land deal with applicant Severns Developments, with the building offered on a lease until the new project is "satisfactorily complete" and can be sold.
The scheme, which was recommended for approval by council planning officers, was greeted with excitement by members of the planning committee who wished to see the building's future settled after a series of failed plans. Councillor Andy Freeman: "[I] welcome the application, its really good to see a building like this come into use after so many years. I only wish ex-councillor Stan Crawford [former Newark and Sherwood District Council leader who passed away in 2014] were around to see this because he's probably be pleased as well."
