A Whitby town centre cafe and holiday let will be partially converted into a seven-bed hotel. Richard Exley's proposal for a change of use of the Hopes and Beans cafe into a seven-bed hotel on the building's upper floors has been approved by North Yorkshire Council.

Located at 2 St Ann's Staith, next to Whitby's swing bridge, the ground floor will be a cafe, bar, and hotel reception, while the first and second storeys will be used as hotel rooms.

The change of use will also include a series of external alterations, such as the installation of replacement windows, removal of the existing fire escape and the fire escape door on the southern side of the property. However, some proposed alterations were scrapped to alleviate "concerns" raised by officers.

According to submitted plans, thr

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