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development at the sites of 0.0557ha located at Davitt’s Quay and the sites of 0.0859ha located at Richard A. Walsh Street. The site at Davitt’s Quay is bound by an open green space adjoining Waterford City and County Council offices to the north, the Colligan River to the east, a pub/restaurant premises to the south and by Davitt’s Quay to the west. The site at Richard A. Walsh Street is bound by the Áras Brúgha building to the east, the Lawlor’s Hotel car park to the south and Richard A. Walsh Street to the west and north. The development at Davitt’s Quay will comprise the demolition and clearance of existing 2-storey building (535sq.m), associated structure and all hard-standing, and construction of a 7- storey hotel development (1,827 sq. m GFA), with principal entrance at Davitt’s Quay. The hotel development will comprise 40 no. bedrooms with associated terraces/balconies, ground floor hotel reception area, lounge rooms, and all ancillary hotel operational and management space including bin stores, linen stores and associated lift/stair cores and circulation space. The proposed development also includes the provision of a ground floor deli/café (serving hot food) including indoor seating area, food hall and kitchen, and a restaurant including a bar on the sixth floor with external terrace seating, kitchen, and WC. A new servicing bay is proposed along the eastern side of the carriageway on Davitt’s Quay directly adjacent to the proposed hotel building. Planning permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping, plant, refuse stores, cycle stores accommodating 20 no. bicycle parking spaces (racking) and all ancillary and associated site and development works. The development at Richard A. Walsh Street will comprise the construction of a new car park to serve the proposed hotel development with 26 no. car parking spaces including 2 no. disabled parking bays. Planning permission is also sought for a new boundary wall and railings along Richard A. Walsh Street, new vehicle access from Richard A. Walsh Street and new separate pedestrian access from Davitt’s Quay. Planning permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping and all ancillary and associated site and development works. The application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)