Heatons Guesthouse, The Wood, Dingle

What’s proposed

permission to renovate and extend the existing guesthouse at Heatons Guesthouse, The Wood, Dingle, Co. Kerry. The extended guesthouse will provide a total of 26no. guest bedrooms, 1no. overnight staff accommodation room, and 34no. car parking spaces. The proposed development will consist of: (1) The partial demolition and extension of the existing guesthouse, including: Reconfiguration of the existing ground-floor public areas; Provision of 3no. additional bedrooms and WCs at ground-floor level; and Provision of 4no. additional bedrooms and WCs at first-floor level. (2) Construction of a new entrance, reception area, lift and staircase, new kitchen and dining area. (3) Construction of a new link between the guesthouse and the existing single-storey former private accommodation building. (4) Change of use of the existing single-storey former private accommodation building to guest accommodation, including its partial demolition, extension and reconfiguration to provide 4 no. guest bedrooms and associated WCs. (5) Construction of a single-storey laundry room and a single-storey boiler room. (6) External site works, including the reconfiguration of the existing front parking/drop-off area from 17no. car parking spaces to 34no. car parking spaces, together with minor groundworks and landscaping works associated with the proposed development