BREAKING: Hebron House in Kilkenny to be converted into 136-bed hotel complex

Salway Limited have submitted plans to Kilkenny County Council to develop the currently derelict Hebron House on the outskirts of Kilkenny City.

The development is set to comprise of a hotel, leisure and conference complex, incorporating the refurbishment and change of use of Hebron House (a Protected Structure) as the hotel reception with meeting rooms and offices, the development of hotel parkland and the construction of an access road off the N10.

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The hotel extension off the refurbished Hebron House is to provide a new two and three-storey hotel structure with 136 bedrooms, reception area, restaurant, bars, kitchen, staff room, stores, toilets, service areas, meeting rooms and conference centre and a lower ground floor level swimming pool, leisure centre, fitness suite, plant rooms and storage rooms.

Within the grounds of the hotel, leisure and conference complex it is proposed to redevelop and landscape the existing walled garden and develop a landscaped parkland along the Pococke River, including footpaths and cycleways and a hotel car and bus park.

A new access road is proposed from the N10 roundabout into Blanchfieldsland which will provide access to the proposed hotel complex and future developments on the Business Park zoned lands.

Other works proposed involve the demolition of existing outbuildings and sheds and the carrying out of all associated site development works, including a foul sewer pump station, storm drainage and attenuation, water services, ESB substation and lighting.

Described as a derelict detached five-bay two storey residence, Hebron House was built in the late 1700s. Listed as a protected structure, it is situated amongst a walled-in orchard with long-standing mature trees.

According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, the property 'has historic connections with George Cronyn (1775-1832); Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Jones (Lewis 1837 II, 114); and the Murphy family including Michael Murphy (d. 1880)'.

The planning application is currently in the pre-validation stage with Kilkenny County Council and a decision is expected on the proposed development by May 24, 2023.

A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the planning authority with the application.