Much has been written about the negative impacts of post-Covid vacant office blocks in our city centres – creating blights on our streets and occupying space that could be put to active use. Many have argued for their conversion into homes, but the structures don’t often lend themselves to residential use. Our housing crisis necessitates high-quality solutions, not more poorly converted spaces using permitted development powers.

Instead, there is huge potential for these buildings to be transformed into visitor accommodation, embracing the broad range of long and short-stay hotels that can have a hugely positive impact on their location in many ways.

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