A luxury glamping site nestled at the base of the Peak District is set to see the opening of a new restaurant and café. Hollowoaks Limited, proprietors of Dovestone Holiday Park in Saddleworth, have plans to convert Greenfield Farm into a dining, shopping and leisure hub.
The two-storey house, complete with a traditional slate roof, sits on land next to the holiday park off Chew Valley Road, home to an array of ‘luxury spa lodges and glamping pods’. Oldham Council has granted a planning application that will see the former farmhouse transformed into a mixed-use business on the ground floor, featuring a dining area, games room, kitchen, storage and bathroom facilities.
The second floor will be converted into a two-bedroom apartment for the holiday park’s managers. The flat’s design includes an open plan kitchen-living-dining area, bathroom, office, and two dedicated car parking spaces for staff.
The proposed eatery and leisure space, operating from 10am to 10pm, will offer views of the surrounding mountains and woods near Dovestone Reservoir. Despite its proximity to Uppermill, Greenfield and popular hiking spots like the Trinnacle, it’s likely the facility will only be accessible to holiday park guests.
The decision to open the restaurant was driven by ‘customer feedback’, providing ‘much needed amenities’, according to the developers. Hollowoaks also indicated that the project would generate ‘additional job opportunities’ in the local area, reports the Manchester Evening News.
The proposal was greenlit without any objections and received approval from planning officer Matthew Taylor. In his report, Taylor indicated that the development ‘would bring into use a vacant building’ and generate ‘economic and environmental benefits given that the building would accommodate employment-generating uses and would help secure the maintenance of the building thus assisting in it contributing to the character and appearance of the area’.
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