The development will consist of: the change of use of the existing building from retail at ground floor and basement and offices overhead to a 38 bedroom hotel with the addition of a new extension floor at attic level, for hotel use. The development will include, Basement- kitchen, storage and other services, Ground floor level hotel reception / check-in area, bar/café, disabled WC, lifts, stairwells and circulation areas; First to Fifth storey - provision of general bedroom accommodation with en-suites, lifts, associated ancillary areas and circulation areas; a new extension at roof level to a smaller footprint than the lower building levels to provide storage, bedrooms with en-suites, and ancillary facilities. One of the two existing retail units at street level will remain unaltered. The ground floor elevation will be upgraded and there will be no changes to the elevations of the existing upper floors. The new attic level will be set back from the existing elevations.

The proposed development will include upgrade and refurbishment works to existing building at 1-3 Westmoreland Street (approximately 1080 sq.m) and its basement and provide a new extension at roof level to provide hotel accommodation and associated ancillary facilities. The development will consist of: Internal and external modifications, reconfiguration, refurbishment and change of use of no. 1-3 Westmoreland Street and its vacant floors (to be extended) from retail/office to provide hotel facilities including a reception area, kitchen, storage, bedrooms, ensuites, circulation space and ancillary facilities. External works include the upgrading of the facades addressing Westmoreland Street and College Green - provision of a new facade frontage, new window and doorway configurations at ground floor level of the eastern facade and provision of a new facade frontage to the southern facade facing College Green. An extension at roof level to the same footprint of the lower building levels to provide storage, bedrooms, en-suites, circulation space and ancillary facilities. All of the above, resulting in the provision of a 40 no. bedroomed hotel building and all associated ancillary facilities as follows: Ground floor level - hotel reception/lobby/check-in area, disabled WC, office areas, lifts, stairwells and circulation areas. First to Fifth storey - provision of general bedroom accommodation, ensuites, lifts, associated ancillary areas and circulation areas. Basement level - plant area, toilet facilities, kitchen, storage areas, ESB switchroom and comms room, lift and circulation areas (with an overall basement area of approximately 145sq.m) The development will also comprise 2 no. signage zones on Westmoreland Street approximately 0.25sq.m and approximately 0.24sq.m and 2 no. projecting signs off the ground floor facade approximately 0.3sq.m each. Drainage works and all associated site development and ancillary works.