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Application details

Planning reference

23314

Council

Waterford City and County Council

Proposal description

1. Demolition of the 1970's era 3 storey Bridge House building with full site clearance. 2. Construction of a 7 storey(over part basement) hotel and aparthotel development with function halls, all within principal entrance on Davitts Quay. 3. There will be a 42 no hotel bedrooms, 42 no aparthotel rooms and one penthouse suite, with balconies/terrace area(s)4. The part basement level will house plant, service and storage areas, staff areas kitchens and related areas. 5. Ground Floor will comprise 2 no. function halls (which can integrate to a single larger space) Lobby/Reception, publicly accessible Café/bar (serving hot food), indoor and outdoor seating areas, bin/refuse area, toilets, kitchen, plant room and service circulation areas etc. 6. The 1st to 5th floor will comprise hotel bedrooms, aparthotel rooms and ancillary, circulation/storage/service/ancillary office/lobby areas.7 6th floor will comprise 1 no penthouse suite with balcony/terrace aparthotel rooms and ancillary circulation lobby spaces and provision for solar PV cells at roof level. 8. Make provision to reconfigure and build over surface car park area off Richard A Walsh St. permitted to serve the hotel under Reg, 22913 including relocating entrance exit point to accommodate ESB sub stations and switch rooms. Car parking for 48 no spaces (of which 3 are disabled bays) will be provided at the existing Western Terrace car park site, to include3 no spaces at the hotel permitted under Ref 22913in lieu of the now proposed removal of 3 no spaces from the 26 spaces permitted under ref 22/913. 9. a limited use delivery/loading and set down area is proposed within the development area. 10. A gated public laneway (open 0700-2200) Connecting Richard A Walsh St. and TF Meagher St is proposed running alongside function rooms. 11. Permission is also sought for hard/soft landscaping, a green wall, 26 no bicycle parking/storage, hotel/aparthotel signage. lighting, and all ancillary and associated site works, The Application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (Nis). Aras Brugha Building (protected Structure DV740029) and "The Old Bank Building" (protected structure DV 740026) are included in this application

Location / address

.42 Ha on Davitts Quay/Richard A Walsh Street and T.F Meagher St., and lands accessed from Western Terrace, Dungarvan

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

16 Nov 2023