Removal of ‘Little Jims’ bar area as operated by the Avalon House Hotel
Avalon House Hotel, The Square Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
0.076 ha · Lodged
Planning application 2660182 to Kilkenny County Council: Removal of ‘Little Jims’ bar area as operated by the Avalon House Hotel including WC’s, retractable roof and glazing to courtyard, at Avalon House Hotel, The Square Castlecomer.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
Key facts
Proposed development
for a) The removal of ‘Little Jims’ bar area as operated by the Avalon House Hotel including WC’s, retractable roof and glazing to courtyard; b) Works to No. 18 High St. to provide new opening into proposed extension as scheduled below; c) Alteration and refurbishment works within ‘The Nurses Cottage’; d) A Single storey extension (243m2) within the existing courtyard linking the existing Avalon Hotel with No. 18 High Street, ‘The Nurses Cottage’, and the existing out-office building; e) Change of use of the out-office building (on the grounds of the Avalon House Hotel) for use as wedding ceremony space; f) Along with all associated site and development works. All works to take place at the Avalon House Hotel, The Square, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny R95 TN88, within the ‘Nurses Cottage’, The Square Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny R95 K6W0 and within the curtilage of No. 18 High Street, The Square Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny R95N7Y2. The Avalon House Hotel is listed on the Record of Protected Structures for Kilkenny (C494) and on the NIAH Register (Ref 12301005). No. 18 High Street (R95N7Y2) adjacent the Avalon House Hotel is also listed on the Record of Protected Structures for Kilkenny (C677) and on the NIAH Register (Ref 12301003). The Nurse’s Cottage (R95 K6W0) is listed on the Record of Protected Structures for Kilkenny (C493) and on the NIAH Register (Ref 12301004). The development site lies within the area of Archaeological Protection (RMP KK005-082 Historic Town) and within the Architectural Conservation Area for Castlecomer as defined in the Kilkenny County Council Development Plan. The site is within the Zone of Archaeological Potential for Castlecomer as identified on the Urban Archaeological Survey for County Kilkenny.
Planning status
The application has been lodged and validated. The council has eight weeks to decide, unless it asks for further information.
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