Planning permission has been lodged for the creation of a new hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon.
JH Atlantic Hospitality Limited trading as the Red Bank Restaurant at St George's Terrace in the Town is seeking permission for change of use of their first floor from restaurant use to hotel accommodation.
The plans submitted by the popular Leitrim restaurant call for the construction of a three-storey extension to provide nine 'luxurious' bedrooms over three levels along with three additional bedrooms on the existing first floor.
The application also includes a new thermal suite at first floor level, an extended restaurant at upper ground floor level and a lobby at lower ground floor level.
The plans have been welcomed by Carrick-on-Shannon Chamber of Commerce, with president Finola Armstrong Maguire branding the potential new hotel as good news for the town.
