An Bord Pleanála approves plan for aparthotel overlooking popular Cork beach
Garrettstown Strand. File picture: Howard Crowdy
Planning has been granted for the completion of an aparthotel overlooking a popular Cork beach.
An application by Tulsan Limited for works at Garrettstown strand in West Cork, close to Kinsale, was referred to An Bord Pleanála.
It had applied to Cork County Council for permission for retention and modification works at the site, which comprises of a four-storey unfinished hotel structure with a steel frame and concrete slabs laid over four storeys, and a greenfield site.
It was to include 20 hotel bedrooms, a bar, restaurant, and 24 apartments, as well as upgrades to a wastewater treatment system.
The basement level of the hotel will include a gym, games/cinema room, kitchen area, and staff facilities.
The council had approved the development, which was subsequently appealed.
The appeal centred on the construction of the wastewater treatment plant and a prior planning permission on the site.
Having reviewed the scheme, An Bord Pleanála approved it.
It imposed a number of conditions, including a requirement that the apartment units shall only be used as short-stay tourist accommodation with a maximum occupancy of two months.
Elsewhere, a significant development has been proposed for the centre of Carrigaline, Co Cork.
Boar's Head Limited is seeking permission for the construction of a mixed-use development at Carrigalinee town centre, on a 1.84ha site.
It will include 88 residential units, and five ground-floor retail units, including a gym, cafe, hair salon, daycare centre, and a newsagents.
Vehicular and bicycle parking is also proposed on the site which would be accessed off Carrigaline's Main Street.
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