Permission for development at this site: the Octagon / Lower Peter Street / Church Street / Leisure Centre Car Park, Westport The development will consist of: 1) the construction of a three storey extension over a semi-basement car park to the rear and sides of the existing hotel with a total gross floor area of 5,333 square metres comprising 72no. additional bedrooms including altering some existing bedrooms, 88no. new basement car park spaces, 20no. new public car park spaces at surface level off Church Street, ESB sub-station, plant rooms, staff quarters, ancillary accommodation and other ancillary areas, and 2) relocating the existing goods delivery set-down area from Church Street to Lower Peter Street including alterations and change of use of existing 135 square metre restaurant premises into hotel goods receiving area, and 3) internal alterations at ground floor level converting 6no. existing bedrooms to increase the size of the existing dining area, alterations to lower ground floor car park including demolition of 3no. existing staff habitable terraced dwelling houses 4) construction of new public path from Church Street to Leisure Centre car park, all associated site works including site clearance, boundary treatment, associated external public lighting, hard and soft landscaping. The planning application is supported by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

The Wyatt Hotel , The Octagon , Westport