Phelan Construction has just completed work on the brand new Travelodge development in Jackson Road, Clacton on Sea.

The £3.75M contract was awarded to the Clacton based company after a direct approach from Phelan Construction to the developer. A tight time schedule left Phelan Construction with less than eight months to complete the work; starting on site on 5 January 2009 and handing over on 24 August.

Andrew Crick, Clacton on Sea Travelodge's Hotel Manager, said: "Clacton Travelodge is off to a flying start. Our reservations data shows this hotel is set to be one of our best performers this year. The new hotel has created 10 jobs in the community as well as an investment of £1.9M in to Clacton."


In addition to the jobs created by the new 57-room hotel, the site has commercial retail units that offer further employment opportunities. Local housing stock is improved and increased with 12 social housing apartments situated in an annexe to the hotel and 16 private residential apartments on the top 2 storeys of the main 5-storey building that will enjoy views out over the Essex coastline. Planners supported the development from the outset, not least because the original building on the site had stood empty for a number of years.

Construction work included removal and renewal of the entire façade of the existing building to give it a fresh, contemporary appearance.

(CD/GK)