The Columbia Hotel’s team

The project team behind our proposals to refurbish, modernise and enhance The Columbia boasts a wealth of experience and expertise within the planning and development industry.

  • The Columbia Hotel

    Applicant

    The Hotel York Ltd. has owned and operated The Columbia Hotel since 1975 and is a fourth generation family-owned company.The family owners all live locally within the Lancaster Gate area.The company employs approximately 50 employees and, following the refurbishment, will continue to own and operate the hotel.

  • Archer Humphryes

    Architects

    Landmark buildings within characterful locations are ‘the hallmark’ of Archer Humphryes’ entire portfolio of luxury places to eat, to sleep, to escape, to socialise and to work.Archer Humphryes has spent the last twenty years immersed in complicated briefs to amass an accolade of awards - and are rightly championed throughout the hospitality and entertainment industries for their inimitable style of architecture and interiors.

  • hgh

    Town planners

    hgh are trusted and independent planning advisers. Navigating the complexity of the UK planning system with clarity and common sense, hgh have proven experience of, and expertise in, delivering high-quality and commercial outcomes at all scales.

  • Total Project Integration

    Project and cost management

    Total Project Integration is a bespoke Project and Cost Management consultancy with 40 years’ experience in the property and construction industry. Working across the UK and Ireland, they have a broad range of sector experience spanning from Hospitality through to Ports and Infrastructure. They were part of the teams responsible for the iconic hotel developments Bodmin Jail Hotel and Visitor Attraction and Native Manchester.

  • Comm Comm UK

    Consultation and communications

    Comm Comm UK was founded in 2013 with the aim of increasing transparency and trust in public consultation, particularly within the fields of town planning and construction. They work with a diverse portfolio of clients across housing and hospitality and have an unrivalled success rate in achieving client objectives for the built environment.

  • Donald Insall Associates

    Heritage adviser

    Donald Insall Associates are conservation architects and heritage consultants. For over 65 years, they have pioneered a creative and pragmatic approach to managing change within the historic environment. Their clients include custodians of the most significant historic buildings in the UK, commercial developers, preservation trusts applying for National Lottery Heritage Fund support, owners of country estates and local authorities.