Plans to transform former Waterford Crystal site into major housing development
Monaco Developments (Tramore) Limited has submitted a planning application proposing the construction of 292 new homes on the site, which is located on the Cork Road in Waterford.
The former Waterford Crystal site could be transformed into a major housing development under new plans.
Monaco Developments (Tramore) Limited has submitted a planning application proposing the construction of 292 new homes on the site, which is located on the Cork Road in Waterford.
It has proposed six four-bed detached and semi-detached houses, and 160 three-bed houses, comprising semi-detached, detached and terraced units.
Additionally, there are plans for four three-storey apartment blocks containing 60 duplex units; a five-storey apartment block with 66 age-friendly apartments; and a standalone creche building.
Vehicular access would be via Ballybeg Drive.
The full plans can be viewed on ballynaneashagh-lrd.ie.
Meanwhile, a hotel in one of the country's busiest tourist towns is seeking permission to increase the number of rooms it has on offer.
The Randles Hotel on Muckross Road in Killarney, Co Kerry, has applied for planning permission to change the use of the leisure centre for use as 10 guest bedrooms.
The four-star hotel currently has 77 rooms, with these changes increase that to 87 if approved.
Elsewhere, plans for a 90-bed nursing home in Killarney have been approved by Kerry County Council.
NKP Limited has been granted permission to build the nursing home, as well as 18 independent living units, on lands at the junction of the N22 and Ballycasheen Road in the bustling Kerry town.
Some 31 apartment units are also proposed.
The nursing home will be a three- to five-storey building, while the apartments will be included in two buildings ranging from three- to four-storeys.
