The Doddington Estate and Assael Architecture have successfully won their appeal to develop multiple rural housing sites around the Grade I listed Doddington Hall.

Outline consent, which has taken 13 years to secure, includes 112 new homes, distributed over 12 separate sites.

The development will help secure the economically sustainable future of the Grade I listed Doddington Hall, designed in 1776 by Samuel Wyatt, by offsetting some of the considerable costs associated with its refurbishment.

Assael’s designs for the conversion of the Hall into a 120-room hotel were granted consent in 2016 and comprise a new-build annex with spa facilities and a glazed covered walkway that connects the Hall with new guest suites within the converted stable block.

The planning inspectorate opted to approve the residential scheme, saying its benefits outweighed any harm it would cause, paving the way for work on the hotel scheme to start.

John Assael, Chairman and Co-founder of Assael Architecture, said: “After a long but ultimately successful journey, this positive result will help secure the long term future of the historically important Grade I listed Doddington Hall and its associated heritage assets.”

Lady Rona Delves Broughton, owner of Doddington Hall, said: “I am grateful to the inspector for upholding the appeal and to my fantastic team for the hard work done over many years.

“It is with considerable relief that this decision means that the hall and associated heritage buildings can now be restored and put to use.”