The hotel, which is part of The Stafford Collection, submitted plans last year to Ribble Valley Borough Council for a single storey pavilion building that would accommodate a Michelin star ‘signature’ restaurant.
The plans also included a change of use of grazing land to its grounds and to facilitate new vehicular access, parking and landscaping.
The 48-cover restaurant will be overseen by Northcote’s executive chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen who ‘will continue to deliver the same Michelin quality dining experience from the new restaurant with the current restaurant space within Northcote Manor having the flexibility to offer a broader dining experience’, according to the submission.
The proposals include charred timber vertical cladding, aluminium anodised capping, bronze-coloured cladding and membrane, steel columns and dark grey backlit illuminated signage for the restaurant, which would have a drop-off and pick up service from the main entrance building, managed via a valet service.
The main kitchens within Northcote Manor will still be used for much of the preparatory works, according to the submission, with movement of goods to and from each building being via a ‘back of house’ buggy gravel track.
The new restaurant is part of wider plans by the hotel to increase its number of rooms. Further phases may include the creation of a new hotel reception area and a spa building, although those plans are not yet subject to any planning application.
Northcote is currently ranked number 68 on the list of the UK's Top 100 Restaurants.