Baltimore Harbour Hotel & Leisure Centre Baltimore Co Cork

What’s proposed

The proposed development consists of: (1) The partial demolishing of former Hotel buildings ranging in height from single to three storey comprising: Main Hotel Building (56 no hotel bedrooms, 4 no staff accommodation rooms, reception and lounge area, bar restaurant, dining, sunroom, ballroom, kitchen and food preparation area, ancillary storage, plant and equipment) totalling 2906 sq m Gross Floor Area; Ancillary Hotel Staff Accommodation Building (48 sq m) and Ancillary Hotel Storage Building (48 sq m) (2) The change of use of three buildings from Hotel Leisure Centre and Hotel Accommodation to Community Leisure Facility and Residential respectively, including the upgrading and extension to residential elements comprising: (a) Building 1 (three storey and equivalent in height): Change of use from Hotel Leisure Centre with mezzanine floor to Community Leisure Facility (587 sq m) and associated access improvements; Change of use from Hotel Accommodation to Residential of 12 no apartments (882 sq m Gross Floor Area); Upgrading and extension (incl elevation and roof changes) of the 12 no Apartments to total 979.6 sq m Gross Floor Area; Bin/Bike Store and barbeque area to total 14.45 sq m; Reconfiguration of existing surface car park to facilitate a total of 24 no surface car parking spaces (2 no disabled 22 no regular) and Primary vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained from the existing entrance from Baltimore Drive. (B) Building 2 (two storey in height): Change of use from Hotel Accommodation to Residential of 2 no Semi Detached Houses (177.4 sq m); Partial Demolition (3.52 sq m), upgrading and extension (including elevation and roof changes) of the 2 no Semi Detached houses to total 235.sq m; Reconfiguration of exisiting surface car park to facilitate a total of 2 no dedicated surface car parking spaces associated with the 2 no Semi Detached Houses and primary vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained from the existing entrance from Baltimore Drive. (C) Building 3 (two storey in height): change of use from Hotel Accommodation to Residential of 4 no Terracd Houses (361 sq m); Partial demolition (7.04 sq m), upgrading and extension (incl elevaton and roof changes) of the 4 no Terraces Houses to total 479 sq m; Reconfiguration of existing surface car park to facilitate a total of 9 no shared surface parking spaces associated with 4 no Terraced Houses and 1 no dedicated surface car parking space; Bin Store area to total 2.95 sq m and Prima