Plans for a major new hotel in County Derry take a significant step forward
A planning application has been lodged for a major new hotel in County Derry.
The developers behind the hotel in Portstewart say it will have 119 bedrooms and create around 100 permanent jobs.
The plan is to build the hotel and spa complex on land south of 120 Ballyreagh Road.
The overall cost of the project has been estimated at £15m.
A planning application for the new hotel (an image of which is above) has recently been lodged with Causeway Coast and Glens Council.
Commenting on their plans, Vivienne Gilholm of C&V Developments said: “We have worked extremely hard over the last year with the team to bring this project forward and to a key milestone in the submission of the detailed planning application.
“It follows extensive consultation with organisations, such as, the North West 200 together with the wider public.
“The interest and support received has really been quite overwhelming giving us the comfort that we are on the right track. Our early market analysis has shown that there was a clear shortfall in tourist bed spaces and spa & leisure facilities on the North Coast.
“As someone who grew up in the area it was so disheartening to see coach tours come in and go out of the area daily without spending any quality time here and missing out on what the locals produce in terms of arts and crafts the natural beauty area has to offer.
“The demand for this type of facility, to us, is abundantly clear and will be even more so on the run up to the Open returning to Royal Portrush Golf Club in 2019.
“We hope this development will go some way in servicing the vast demand that will soon to be visiting in less than three years’ time.
“We also feel that by having the leisure and spa facilities on offer all year round local residents can also enjoy what will be on their door step.
“We will continue to work with all those interested in our plans and, planning permitting, look forward to delivering the project in the not too distant future.”