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for development at a 3.078 Ha site at Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty, Co. Clare V95 DW9N (a Protected Structure). The development will consist of the rationalisation, upgrade and repair (principally required as a result of fire damage) of part of the existing hotel resulting in an increase in Gross Floor Area from c. 1,377 sq m to c. 1,559 sq m. The works proposed principally include: the removal of selected internal and external walls, and external structures (c. 123 sq m); the reconfiguration of selected internal spaces; the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the hotel (c. 119 sq m); the provision of a new extended (c. 13 sq m) frontage to bar/bistro with full height doors and an entrance lobby with retractable awning on the southern elevation; the infilling of an internal courtyard to provide an internal extension (c. 56 sq m); the removal of two bedrooms and an office at First Floor level to provide a double height space below (c. 97 sq m); removal of external fire escape stairs; reinstatement of blocked up window; insertion of a new window in lieu of the existing door opening to fire escape stairs; and all associated elevational changes. The development will also include the removal of a water storage tank and enclosure on roof; removal of proprietary metal steps on roof; the provision of an extension to the external terrace to the southern elevation (c. 93 sq m); reconfiguration of the existing car parking resulting in an increase in the number of spaces from 141 No. to 153 No.; bicycle parking spaces; boundary treatments and landscaping; and all associated site and development works above and below ground