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‘Exhausted’ hotelier wants to turn property into homes
Herald Express
|December 17, 2025
OARING staffing costs and the effects of the Covid pandemic have been blamed for the closure of a much-loved Dartmoor hotel.
Now the owner of the Edgemoor Hotel on the outskirts of Bovey Tracey is applying for permission to use it as homes.
In his application, Simon Crow says the listed property was closed as a hotel in April 2023, and has been on the market for more than two years with no serious interest or offers.
Since then, three independent cottages and some of the hotel's bedrooms have been rented out, making it a ‘house in multiple occupation’ (HMO). There are currently 10 tenants in nine rooms, with additional tenants in three separate properties.
This story is from the December 17, 2025 edition of Herald Express.
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