The Hoban Hotel, Ring Road Springhill, Kilkenny
Extension of The Hoban Hotel in Kilkenny to add 20 new bedrooms, kitchen space, and EV charging points.
2460251 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 31 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460251
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of an existing staircore and part of a rear wall. It includes the construction of a new two-storey extension to the north with 20 hotel bedrooms, and a single-storey extension to the south-west for kitchen and service areas. Bicycle parking and electric vehicle charging points will also be installed.
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- For development at site. The development will consist of
- ) demolition of existing staircore area at north of the existing hotel building
- ) demolition of part of rear wall and external basement access stairs at south-west of hotel building at the existing hotel kitchens/ ancillary areas
- ) construction of new two storey extension to the north of the existing hotel with 20no. Hotel bedrooms and associated circulation & ancillary areas
- ) construction of new single storey extension to the south-west of the existing hotel with additional kitchen and ancillary/ service areas
- ) construction of all consequent internal & external alterations
- ) installation of new external bicycle parking facilities
- ) installation of new electric vehicle charging points to existing car park; &
- ) all ancillary site development and services works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for commercial activity including industry, information technology related industrial and office development and ancillary services and retail warehousing”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
Objective set by the Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received31 May 2024
- Decision due25 July 2024
- Decision issued23 July 2024
- Grant issued23 August 2024
- Permission expiry22 August 2029
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