The Tomahawk Hotel group has been carrying out extensive improvements at the Grade II-listed Aston Hall Hotel since taking it over.

The group has now applied for listed building consent to extend the banqueting suite at the 18th century hotel, former the home of the Earl of Holderness.

But Aston Parish Council says it is worried about the planning applications. A spokesman said: "This is the latest of numerous planning applications for this hotel since it changed ownership.

"There have been so many applications submitted that it is confusing just what is happening there, so we have asked the borough council to clarify the situation.

"They have had a health spa, extra bedrooms, and a new wing that has been opened, and now there is another application for listed building consent for an extension to the banqueting suite."

Sue France, Tomahawk Hotels head of marketing, said: "It is very important to us that the whole hotel is in keeping with the character of the listed building. At the moment, the existing banqueting suite is half prefabricated and flat-roofed. It is very much in the style of extensions added in the 1960s and 70s.

"The purpose of applying for planning permission is to remove the prefabricated building and create a banqueting suite in keeping with the heritage of the hall, and which blends in with the beautiful architecture of the original house.

"The extension will allow us to take off the end that covers the old listed building and open up the original windows that are blocked out at the moment to reveal the original building behind.

"It will remove the prefabricated extension and the whole of the banqueting area will be in stone to match the original building."

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