Removal of the main entrance portico and its replacement with a new canopy
Butler Arms Hotel, Main Street Waterville, Co. Kerry
0.48 ha · Granted · permission to Sept 2031 (estimate)
Planning application 2660715 to Kerry County Council: Removal of the main entrance portico and its replacement with a new canopy, at Butler Arms Hotel, Main Street Waterville. Granted by the council on 23 September 2026. The permission normally runs to September 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- Permission normally ends (estimate)
The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.
Key facts
Proposed development
(a) Removal of the main entrance portico and its replacement with a new canopy, designed to tie into the existing frieze elements of the façade; (b) Removal and demolition of walls and planters within the forecourt of the entrance area to facilitate a realigned one-way access arrangement; retaining the existing through-access; including provision of a new coach set-down area and an enhanced forecourt setting with feature bollard lighting; (c) Replacement of existing windows to the restaurant elevation with new glazed door units to improve access and connectivity between the restaurant and the forecourt area; (d) Removal of porch to the East of the restaurant and construction of a new external door at this location; (e) Removal of 3no. existing windows and partial demolition of walls to create consolidated bay window; (f) Provision of new female toilet accommodation, relocated from the reception area, to consolidate all toilet facilities at the rear of the building, connecting to the existing drainage network.
Planning status
Permission was granted on 23 Sept 2026. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.
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