Planning permission has been granted for the redevelopment of the old Milford Hotel in County Donegal. The closed hotel will be transformed into a commercial premises rather than apartments, including a gym with changing facilities, a creche area, a coffee shop with roastery, a spa area, and treatment rooms. Extensions to the rear of the building will be constructed to provide a stairwell, changing areas, and a plant room. The revised plans omit a rear apartment block, adjust car parking with additional spaces, and include an outdoor play area and associated site works. Donegal County Council approved the development subject to 17 conditions covering construction hours, parking layout, and Irish-language signage requirements.
"Planning permission has been granted for the redevelopment of the old Milford Hotel in County Donegal. The old hotel, which has been closed for several years, is set to be transformed into a gym, creche, coffee shop and spa. A planning application had previously been approved to redevelop the building into apartments but revised plans were submitted and have recently been approved."
"The application relates to the change of use of the former Milford Hotel and adjoining bar to a new commercial premises, in lieu of apartments previously approved, consisting of gym with changing facilities, creche area, coffee shop with roastery, spa area and treatment rooms. The development will also include the construction of extensions to rear of building to include stairwell and changing areas and plant room."
"The plans also details the omission of the construction of one apartment block containing two apartments to the rear of site, revised car parking with additional spaces, outdoor play area and all associated site works. Donegal County Council granted planning permission for the redevelopment of the site, subject to 17 conditions."
"The conditions include on site construction works shall be between the hours of 8am on Monday to Friday, and 8.30am to 3pm on Saturday and shall exclude Sundays and all Bank Holidays/Public Holidays. Car parking shall be appropriately marked with thermoplastic road marking materials designating parking bays, distinguishing disabled parking bays, circulation lanes and areas shall be kept clear of parking. Another condition includes signage shall be in the Irish Language only, or if bilingual signage is proposed, then the Irish language shall be first and shall be of an area, size and prominence that is at least equal to or greater than the area, size and prominence of other languages."
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