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Planning permission is being sought for an expansion of the Leenane Hotel in Connemara.
Connemara Hotels Ltd is seeking the county council’s approval to build a 12 bedroom extension onto the existing hotel.
The hotel, located on the N59 overlooking Killary Fjord between Westport and Clifden, is a protected structure first built in the early 19th century.
The building has been extended multiple times since then, the latest of which was an eight bay block added in 2007-2008.
The new extension would involve first removing an external staircase at the western end of the building.
A new three bay, four storey extension would then be built at the west end of the building, with a glazed staircase block at the end, and an external lift at the back.
An Architectural Heritage Impact Assessment Report was prepared for this planning application due to it being a protected structure.
Galway County Council is due to make a decision on whether to allow the hotel extension by mid September.
