for the restoration and extension of the existing vacant building to provide additional…

Proposed development

for the restoration and extension of the existing vacant building to provide additional accommodation for the adjacent hotel, The Court Yard Hotel, Main St, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, W23 E9TI. In summary the proposed development consists of a mixture of no. 8 hotel bedrooms and 9 no. large studio bedrooms, a gym/fitness centre, circulation and storage areas. The development comprises: (i) the partial demolition of the existing two-storey non-original extension to the north of 1 and 2 Ralph Square; (ii) partial demolition of rear roof to facilitate the rear extension. The development includes drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development; (iii) the provision of a part three storey part four storey extension to the rear and south of 1 and 2 Ralph Square. This extension together with the existing building will provide for a gym/fitness centre (52sq.m), store, 8 no. hotel bedrooms and 9 no. large studio bedroom; (iv) provision of balconies at first and second floors to serve hotel rooms, and roof terrace to serve third floor hotel room; (v) Provision of a link between extension and existing Court Yard Hotel on second floor, and creation of 3 no. new opes and three storey extension in Court Yard Hotel to facilitate link; (vi) alterations to the ground floor of 1 and 2 Ralph Square to include: the partial demolition of external wall for the provision of 4 no. internal doors into the proposed rear extension at ground floor level, the widening of a window to the return for the provision of 1 no. internal doors into the proposed rear extension at ground floor level, the partial demolition of internal walls for the provision of a revised internal layout at ground floor; (vii) alterations to the second floor of 1 and 2 Ralph Square to include: the partial demolition of external wall for the provision of 1 no. internal door and 3 no. opes into the proposed rear extension at second floor level, the widening of a window to the return for the provision of 1 no. ope into the proposed rear extension at second-floor level, the partial demolition of internal walls for the provision of a revised internal layout at second floor; (viii) the development will also include all associated works, inclusive of landscaping, planting, boundary treatments, drainage infrastructure and lighting as necessary to facilitate the development. No. 1 Ralph Square is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref:B11-28). Revised by Significant Further In

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