By matthew.taylor@granthamjournal.co.uk (Matthew Taylor) Plans to develop the site of a former hotel have been refused by councillors, with concerns raised over the “out of character” design and layout. South Kesteven District Council’s planning committee yesterday (Thursday) voted unanimously to refuse plans to build nine homes where Grantham’s Shirley Croft Hotel used to stand before it was demolished in 2011. Permission for eight new homes on the site, which sits off Harrowby Road, was granted on appeal in October 2012. One house has already been built, with another currently under construc…
