Second hotel development given approval in Waterford town

Planning permission has been granted for a 16-bedroom boutique hotel close to Dungarvan town centre, by Waterford City and County Council.

This is the second hotel to be granted planning permission in the town in a matter of weeks. 

The go-ahead was given to Bowe White & Nugent Ltd around six months after an initial application was rejected over being at odds with the architectural style and character of its surroundings.

The building, at 12 Parnell Street, which is also known as Main Street, is a protected structure dating from about 1830.

Currently in use as a florists, the building it retains its original form and was built as one of a pair, with the adjoining building also listed.

The development will see a change of use from commercial/residential to hotel. The building will reconfigured to accommodate three bedrooms over the first, second and third floors, with a reception area at ground floor level.

A two-storey and a single-storey building to the rear of the premises will be demolished to make way for a stepped extension, containing 13 bedrooms and with ancillary services.

The plans also include the refurbishment of the existing shop front and new service and pedestrian access via an existing laneway to Scanlon's yard car park at the rear of the building.

The planning  approval is the second hotel development given the go-ahead in Dungarvan in just over a month.

In December planning permission was granted for a 40-bed hotel and car park at the junction of Davitt’s Quay and Richard A Walsh Street, at the further reach of Dungarvan, close to the N25.

In addition to the 40 new bedrooms, the seven storey building will feature a restaurant, a deli/cafe, food hall and indoor dining area

It is expected that the new developments will take pressure off the town’s two main hotels, which have a combined bed capacity for approximately 200 guests.