Rich residents in a sleepy village say their peace is being shattered by hen-do revellers after a former care dwelling was reworked right into a £6,000-a-night Airbnb ‘get together home’.
Surrounded by lush Lancashire countryside, the idyllic village of Ightenhill, with a inhabitants of simply 1,900, is being blighted by teams of younger ladies descending on the 30-bed ‘Pool Celebration Home’.
The sprawling luxurious retreat is described on-line as a ‘hen get together paradise’ and boasts an indoor heated pool, jacuzzi, cinema and out of doors scorching tubs overlooking the River Calder and Pendle Hill.
However whereas company have been raving about their ‘good’ weekend getaways on the transformed 1900s stone barn – some neighbours say the revelry has turned their rural idyll right into a nightmare.
They declare raucous partygoers knock on their doorways at night time, whereas coaches and minibuses ferrying company battle to barter the slim nation lane.
There isn’t a suggestion that any of the ladies in these photos are concerned in any of the wild events.
Rich residents in a Lancashire countryside city say a £6,000-a-night Airbnb has turned their idyll right into a nightmare
Girls pictured within the property’s scorching tub with rolling hills within the background. There isn’t a suggestion any of these pictured are concerned within the wild events
Described on-line as a ‘hen get together paradise’, one reveller was pictured sporting a veil and sporting a rounders bat within the idyllic surrounds
Overlooking the River Calder and Pendle Hill, guests can loosen up within the large out of doors scorching tub
The transformed 1900s stone barn can sleep 30 folks, which neighbours say has attracted raucous events to the peaceable spot
The venue – full with a non-public bar and nightclub-style leisure space – was beforehand a care dwelling earlier than being reworked by businessman and former soccer membership proprietor Andrew Connolly, 64.
Also referred to as Hunters Oak Barn, it had welcomed company since February 2019 regardless of by no means having planning permission to function as short-stay vacation lodging.
And when a retrospective planning utility was submitted to Burnley Council to vary its change of use from a residential care dwelling, locals and Ightenhill Parish Council lodged complaints.
A council planning report detailed objections over ‘elevated noise and disturbance’ brought on by ‘massive teams, social gatherings [and] late-night exercise’ on the barn, which is positioned to the north-west of Burnley.
It additionally highlighted complaints over ‘the usage of foul language and company approaching neighbouring properties’ and ‘the influence…on the in any other case peaceable character of the encircling space’.
There have been explicit issues about coaches struggling to entry the property, with some allegedly having to park additional alongside the highway, obstructing neighbours’ driveways.
The report described ‘teams of company reportedly congregating with baggage exterior neighbouring properties whereas ready for transport, leading to noise and disturbance.’
Ightenhill Parish Council in the meantime objected, warning: ‘Residents of Ightenhill Park Lane typically complain concerning the site visitors utilizing the lane.
‘This consists coaches, taxis and repair automobiles typically exceeding the velocity restrict. In addition they complain about noise late at night time and disturbance of partygoers knocking on their doorways.’
Residents have complained that noise from the property is usually extreme and stated they’ve had partygoers knocking on their doorways
There may be additionally an indoor pool on the Airbnb, which attracts rave evaluations from clients
Guests have raved about ‘good’ hen get together weekends and the ‘superb’ meals. Pictured: No less than 20 company posed for photos on the indoor pool
The venue, which is surrounded by Inexperienced Belt countryside, is described on-line as being ‘the place luxurious meets laughter,’ with packages marketed from £210 per individual together with hen get together actions.
The promotional blurb crows: ‘Pool Celebration Barn transforms hen weekends into glittering, laughter-filled escapes deep in Lancashire countryside.’
One delighted customer gushed: ‘I had my hen get together on the pool get together barn this weekend and it was PERFECT!! There was a bunch of 19 of us and each single individual had the time of their life.’
‘Between the pool, the bar, the views and the new tubs there actually was one thing for everybody. We booked the Sunday particular and had afternoon tea, three-course meal and a spa therapy.
‘The meals was superb and the spa remedies despatched us into heaven.We had a celebration and karaoke within the bar space, and we even managed a sport of rounders exterior within the backyard.
‘Extremely advocate for any form of hen-do or celebration. Superb expertise.’
One other visitor enthused concerning the out of doors scorching tub, declaring: ‘The views are completely superb, so was the surface scorching tub. Seeing the infant bunnies exterior was my heaven.’
Brokers appearing for Mr Connolly, the previous proprietor of non-league Rossendale United FC, insisted that the venue was not disturbing neighbouring houses.
In paperwork submitted to the council, they argued: ‘The property is positioned in a rural space, sited a good way away from the closest residential properties and as such doesn’t result in disturbance of the quiet enjoyment of surrounding properties with the letting and administration of the property undertaken by native specialised vacation letting brokers.
They outlined a collection of measures designed to forestall the events getting out of hand, together with a ‘quiet coverage between the hours of 2200 and 0800’ and ‘strictly no stag events’.
The brokers added: ‘This facility has operated efficiently since early 2019 with important attendant advantages to the native financial system and has additionally created employment.’
Regardless of the newest objections, Burnley Council planning officers concluded that the vacation lodging was acceptable and ‘would help native tourism’.
Footage shared on-line counsel the venue has grow to be a hotspot for hen events, attracting massive teams of ladies to the Lancashire web site
A bar space on the home, which one reviewer stated their group had loved singing karaoke in, appeared well-stocked with bottles in a single picture
The property’s front room has vaulted ceilings and a pool desk alongside bar seating and enormous sofas to accommodate as much as 30 company
They identified that the property stood virtually 700 metres north of a housing property on the outskirts of Burnley, with solely a handful of rural houses in between.
Officers concluded that complaints about company knocking on doorways additional alongside the nation lane couldn’t be addressed by means of planning controls.
Retrospective permission was subsequently granted, with circumstances together with a ban on amplified music outdoor between 10pm and 8am and a requirement for noise-monitoring tools to be put in.
The council concluded that the objections from neighbours and the parish council have been ‘not thought of enough to warrant refusal’.
