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17600336

CONDITIONAL

Tipperary - Tipperary County Council

Proposed Development

the development consisting of alterations and extensions to, and refurbishment of, the Cashel Palace Hotel to provide a 61-bedroom hotel, function room, spa/ leisure centre, 2 restaurants and a hotel bar. The development will include alterations and extensions to, the Cashel Palace (including the former Bolton Library),school house, gate lodge, coach house , managers house and the provision of additional bedroom accommodation, a function room and a spa/leisure centre. The development will also include reconfiguration of the existing public car park, provision of additional car parking; vehicular set down area; the provision of a new town park; amendments to pub garden layout permitted under planning ref.16/600517 and associated ancillary development works including access, landscaping , works to the public realm and ancillary services. The works will be carried out within the curtilage of the following 6 structures on the Record of Protected Structures of the Cashel and Environs Development Plan 2009-2015:RPS Ref 7 (Cashel Town Walls);RPS Ref 8(Cashel Palace Hotel); RPS Ref 44 (P and T post box);RPS Ref 80( Palace School House);RPS Ref 81(Cashel Palace Gate Lodge) and RPS Ref 83 (M. Ryan's)and include works to 3 of these protected structures(RPS Refs.8,80 and 81.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    3 Apr 2017

  2. Further information requested

    23 May 2017

  3. Further information received

    13 Jun 2017

  4. Decision due

    10 Jul 2017

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    10 Jul 2017

  6. Grant issued

    14 Aug 2017

Application Details

Location
Cashel Palace Hotel , Main Street , Cashel
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Tipperary County Council
Site Area
3.88 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
3 April 2017
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
10 July 2017
Grant Date
14 August 2017
Permission Expires
13 August 2022

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modifications to development permitted under planning reference 17/600336 for alterations and extensions to, and refurbishment of the Cashel Palace Hotel, including demolition works. The proposed modifications will result in a reduction in the permitted number of bedrooms from 61 to 45; a reduction in the permitted new floor area from c.4,620 sq m to c. 3,475 sq m; the relocation of, change in layout and change to the elevation treatment of the proposed function room; the relocation of, change in layout and change to the elevation treatment of the proposed spa/leisure centre; change to the elevation treatment of the proposed new bedroom block; a change of proposed use of the coach house form general use, to ancillary office use; amendments to the landscaping plan; amendments to proposals for the treatment of boundary walls; and amendments to ancillary works. The works will be carried out within the curtilage of the following 6 structures on the Record of Protected Structures of the Cashel and Environs Development Plan 2009-2015:RPS Ref 7 (Cashel Town Walls);RPS Ref 8(Cashel Palace Hotel); RPS Ref 44 (P and T post box);RPS Ref 80( Palace School House);RPS Ref 81(Cashel Palace Gate Lodge) and RPS Ref 83 (M. Ryan's)and include works to 3 of these protected structures(RPS Refs.8, 80 and 81.

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the construction of a four-storey extension to the existing Cashel Palace Hotel comprising 29 no. additional guestrooms, front of house reception area, meeting/conference rooms, gym, hair salon, juice bar, rooftop restaurant and bar area, together with ancillary staff and back of house uses including administration office, kitchen, plant/comms areas and storerooms. The proposed extension will link to the main hotel via the existing Spa Building with the construction of a glazed link corridor positioned at first floor level within the proposed extension. Internal works are also proposed within the existing Spa Building to facilitate this including demolition works to facilitate construction of the glazed link and the construction of an access stairs, and internal demolition works to facilitate reconfiguration of the Spa reception area and internal access arrangement. The development also includes upgrades to the Main Street / Buckley Carpark to provide a new link street, upgrades to the existing carpark including revised carparking layout, and the construction of a new surface carpark to provide additional private carparking spaces to serve the hotel within the rear garden of the AIB Bank, no. 66 Main Street, Cashel, Co. Tipperary to be facilitated by the partial demolition of the party wall separating the AIB curtilage from the existing public carpark and creation of a controlled (barriered) vehicular entrance. Landscaping and public realm upgrades, site services including drainage infrastructure, and all associated ancillary development works are also proposed. Part of the site is located within the Cashel Town Architectural Conservation Area. The works will be carried out within the curtilage of the following 5 structures on the Record of Protected Structures of the Cashel and Environs Development Plan 2009-2015: RPS Ref. 7 (Cashel Town Walls); RPS Ref. 8 (Cashel Palace Hotel); RPS Ref. 80 (Palace School House), RPS Ref. 81 (Cashel Palace Gate Lodge) and RPS Ref. 30 (No. 66 Main Street). No direct works are proposed to many of the listed protected structures with the exception of RPS30

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19600898CONDITIONAL15 Aug 2019

modifications to development permitted under planning reference 17/600336, and previously modified under planning reference 18/601440. The development previously permitted is for alterations and extensions to and refurbishment of the Cashel Palace Hotel, including demolition works. This application for permission provides for a total increase of 130m2 in floor area in the ballroom and pre-function areas; an increase in height (of approximately 0.49m) for the rooftop ballroom and plant screening; increased plant area on the roof of the ballroom back of house area; additional concealed rooftop plant to the west stairwell; lead clad plant screening to west link elevation; a new opening in a stone wall to facilitate operational access to the ballroom; a new opening in the basement of the Bolton library to allow access to an external yard; relocation of 2 no. windows from the east bedroom block elevation to the north; modification of a gable roof to a hipped roof on the new bedroom block; change of use of a dressing room to an office in the Bishop’s Palace; change of use of a kitchen building to a plantroom and store and amendments to ancillary works. The application for retention permission provides for amendment to the detailing of storm water drainage works serving the new car park. The works will be carried out within the curtilage of the following 6 structures on the Record of Protected Structures of the Cashel and Environs Development Plan 2009-2015: RPS Ref 7 (Cashel Town Walls); RPS Ref 8 (Cashel Palace Hotel); RPS Ref 44 (P and T Post Box); RPS Ref 80 (Palace School House), RPS Ref 81 (Cashel Palace Gate Lodge) and RPS Ref 83 (M Ryans) and include works to 2 of these protected structures (RPS Refs. 7 and 8)

Cashel Palace Hotel , Main Street and St. Patrick's Rock , Cashel

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