Alton Towers have submitted two lots of planning permission, the first one is "Extension to the existing 'Air Shop' and the installation of a new themed entrance feature" which is rumoured to be a Foodloop restaurant. The second one is "Certificate of lawfulness for the lawful implementation of building operations (constructions works) that commence development of Alton Towers Hotel Extension (ref. 11/00402/REM1MJ)" This relates to an application that was approved back in 2006 to extend the hotel.
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