A 14th century ‘luxury’ wedding venue has paid more than £23,000 after pleading guilty to nine offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Haslington Hall – a Grade 1 listed building near Crewe used as a wedding venue and offering overnight accommodation for guests – was served with a prohibition notice in 1 October 2009. The notice was lifted on 30 October 2009 after remedial work was completed, but officers discovered that the venue had been used on the weekend of 24 October, while the notice was still in force.
In addition to breaching the prohibition notice, Haslington Hall Ltd. pleaded guilty of other offences including, failing to comply with an enforcement notice, failing to provide appropriate fire detectors and alarms and failing to provide adequate fire resisting doors on the escape routes.