A TWO hundred year-old vacant hotel in Co Tyrone is to be brought back to life as a new restaurant and brewery.
The Caledon Arms Hotel at 44 Main Street in Caledon will also include glamping pods installed to the rear of the hotel site, with a new children’s play park also developed.
Planning approval was granted at Tuesday’s planning committee meeting of Mid Ulster District Council.
The plans were first revealed in The Irish News in September last year.
The new complex will also include a new rear entrance for the Main Street building, while residential accommodation for staff is also proposed as part of the development.
The planning application was lodged by Ciara Higgins, Cromac Quay, Belfast, on behalf of Dwayne McGlone, Killybrone, who will have the use of the Guard House.
Built in the early 1820s, the Caledon Arms Hotel was designed by Dublin architect William Murray, who also designed Armagh Courthouse.
The site comprises the main house (former hotel), former outbuildings, which reach two storeys and a single storey infill building.
The 2.5 storey listed main house includes a basement, ground floor and two upper levels.