News Release

Junction 7 reserved for hotel hotspot

Maidstone Borough Council’s planning committee has given a hotel a 5-star rating for it to proceed.

The hotel, proposed for junction 7 of the M20, was granted outline planning permission on July 20, 2010 following the decision by the Government Office for the South East not to call-in the application for consideration by the Secretary of State.

Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Cllr Malcolm Greer, said: “I’m really pleased that this hotel has been granted planning permission because it will be great for the town. Fifty-six full-time jobs will be created thanks to this permission being granted, which is even better news during these recessionary times.”

The six-story hotel, which initially is an outline application for 150 bedrooms, with 173 parking spaces, will be based on the Eclipse business park off Sittingbourne Road, Maidstone.

The hotel, which will serve the business market, will have a function room, a small gym and two smaller meeting rooms and a bar and restaurant area.

The intended occupier is not however, known at the current time.

A further application for approval of the detailed design of the hotel will need to be made before work on site can commence.