An Bord Pleanála have given the green light to plans to redevelop a hotel and leisure centre in Blarney, despite the board's own inspector recommending that the development shouldn’t go ahead and
City Council’s planning department rejecting permission on a number of grounds..
Irish Conference and Leisure Holdings Limited sought approval for a mixed-use development on the site of the former Blarney Park Hotel and Leisure Centre, on St Ann’s Road.
The Echo reports an Bord Pleanála’s inspector raised concerns about the size of the development, that it would be out of character with the area and would impact of the architectural conservation and the heritage value of the area.
The development includes an 80-bedroom hotel, three to four storeys high, a supermarket, cafe and office building as well as 70 residential units.
