Cromlix House, the luxury hotel owned by Sir Andy Murray and his wife Kim near Dunblane, has been given the green light for changes to the C-listed building to create more guest accommodation.
Stirling Council has conditionally approved listed building consent for interior works at the venue.
Bought by Kim and Andy Murray in 2013, the Victorian mansion was refurbished into a five star, 15 bedroomed hotel, blending together historical with modern luxury and offering everything from afternoon tea to tennis lessons.
The latest works within the hotel include infill of an existing stair void at first floor level, removing a balustrade and making good a floor, removing a lower ground door to a stairwell and introducing hatched access for inspections and maintenance purposes.
A former entrance door to the lounge from the hallway will also be reinstated at first floor level and four non-load bearing partition walls will be removed from the first floor.
In their decision, council officials said the changes would allow for the introduction of new accommodation at first floor level and will remove access to a staircase ground floor level within the Victorian mansion house, which is set in a countryside location close to Dunblane.
They added: “It benefits from many architectural features of merit, is set in extensive grounds and is surrounded by many associated buildings.
“This proposal seeks consent to make internal changes to what is currently an area used as office space.
“The first floor currently consists of office areas, a kitchen space, toilet and a shower room. These spaces have been created using the original walls and a number of stud wall partitions.
“All of the original walls are to remain along with the fireplace in the main room, but all of the partition walls will be removed and a new door is to be introduced at this level from the main hallway.
“The down-taking of the stud walls and the opening up of this space to reinstate the original room proportions and the introduction of a new door, is not considered to raise any concerns for the significance of this historic asset and will add positively to its character.
“The staircase will be hidden by a partition wall with the last two steps removed.
“This is not considered to be contentious as the staircase is a simple timber structure and there are reasons to believe that along with its features the staircase is non-original.”
In early 2023 Cromlix was completely refurbished in a three-month project to upgrade all bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas of the hotel including the restaurant and bar.
Situated in 34 acres of private grounds, the hotel also has a self-catering Lodge house, its own chapel, loch, award winning restaurant, kitchen garden and tennis court.
Other plans for the hotel and its surrounding estate include a ‘wellness cottage’ and woodland cottages.