Run-down Tipperary hotel in prime lakeside location sees promising new planning update

Dromineer Bay Developments Ltd has this month submitted new planning documents seeking several minor modifications to the planning permission it received in 2023 to demolish and replace the old Dromineer Bay Hotel in Dromineer, north Tipperary.

The documents submitted in 2023 stated that the developers planned "a redevelopment of the former Domineer Bay Hotel site and, modification and development within the adjacent (‘Waterside Cottages’) holiday home complex to provide for a mixed-use commercial and tourism enterprises and, provision of new associated short-stay tourism accommodation."

The finer details of the proposed development included: "1.Demolition of existing hotel structure and adjacent reception building and shed and construction of a two-storey mixed use building comprising of; (i) event spaces with ancillary reception/lobby, office, bar, kitchen and associated stores and WC facilities; (ii) 1 no. tourism related retail/commercial space; (iii) 1 no. restaurant with associated kitchen, stores, staff changing and WC; (iv) 1 no. retail unit; (v) 1 no. café; and (vi) external terrace; 2.Provision of new accommodation intended for tourism use associated with the proposed events spaces and the existing holiday home complex (‘Waterside Cottages’) including construction of: (i) 6 no. 1-bed, 2-storey terrace units, and (ii) 14 no. 1-bed apartments comprising: (a) one 2-storey block consisting of 6 no. 1-bed apartment units, and (b) one 2-storey block consisting of 8 no. 1-bed apartment units; 3.Modifications to existing holiday houses and complex (‘Waterside Cottages’) to enhance accommodation provision in the form of: (i) Provision of single-storey extension to rear elevation of existing holiday house Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 7; (ii) Provision of 2-storey extension to side elevation of existing holiday house Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 10; and (iii) modifications to internal access road, parking and amenity area arrangements; 4.Construction of new vehicular access from the public road (R495) with provision of additional parking; 5.Reconfiguration of existing car parking area associated with the former hotel located on the northern side of the hotel building; 6.Enhancement of existing surface water arrangements including provision of surface water attenuation system within the northern carpark and provision of petrol interceptor"

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In the documents submitted this month, they are seeking minor amendments which include: "a) mixed-use building: additional, below-ground back-of-house and plant space at the lower ground floor level. Additional plant space within the roof areas, including screening. Minor internal space modifications and adjustments at upper ground floor level, resulting in ca 43sqm of additional area. Minor modifications to elevations, reflecting layout changes; b) terrace units: internal layout modifications allowing for subdivisions and interconnection of bedrooms, resulting in the potential to provide 3 additional bedrooms, with an area increase of approximately 10sqm. Minor modifications to elevations, reflecting layout changes; c) apartment units: internal layout amendments to a block of type 1 apartment units, allowing for subdivisions and interconnection of bedrooms, resulting in the potential to provide 4 additional bedrooms, with minor modifications to elevation windows, reflecting layout changes. Internal layout amendments to a block of type 2 apartment units, allowing for subdivisions and interconnection of bedrooms, resulting in the potential to provide 3 additional bedrooms, with minor modifications to elevation windows, reflecting layout changes; d) existing waterside cottages: 6no additional single-story extensions to houses no. 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11, accommodating en-suite bathrooms; e) all associated site development works."

Hopefully, this new update means plans are progressing well for the new facilities. Dromineer is set to receive a number of updates over the coming months and with this new facility coming along, the lakeside village seems set for a long overdue comeback story.