Planning extension granted for work on unfinished hotel
The former Healy's Hotel in Pontoon in the early 1900s. Picture: Wynne Collection
Mayo County Council has granted a five-year planning extension for the redevelopment of Healy’s Hotel in Pontoon.
Planning permission had been granted for a new hotel, bar and restaurant, dining room, a spa relaxation area, staff accommodation, a car park, an outdoor terrace and other anciliary works in August 2021; however, this planning expired in August of this year.
The applicants, Michael Cusack and John James Reddington, said in planning documents they expect to complete works on the development by March 2029.
The Council has now extended the permission until August 8, 2031.
There was great excitement when construction work first began in 2019 on Healy’s Hotel in Pontoon.
The ambitious project was expected to revitalise the picturesque beauty spot which was once home to two hotels.
However, Covid-19 and rising construction costs were blamed for the downing of tools and the site has lain idle for years.
The original building had traded as a hotel, restaurant/bar and fishing lodge since the 1840s.
A section of the building was destroyed by a fire in 2011 with the premises put on the market in 2015.
