LATEST: Major expansion planned for Kildare hotel

Plans have been lodged to restore and extend a vacant building beside the Court Yard Hotel on the Main Street of Leixlip.

A planning application was submitted to Kildare County Council by Moriarty Investments Limited,

Being proposed are 8 hotel bedrooms and 9 large studio bedrooms and a gym/fitness centre.

The total gross floor area of the planned development is over 800 square metres. 

The construction value of the project is €2.5m, according to Construction Information Services database. 

Planning documents provide for the partial demolition of the existing two-storey non-original extension at Ralph Square;

There will be balconies at first and second floors to serve hotel rooms, and a roof terrace to serve the third floor hotel room.