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A Dundee hotel is planning to capitalise on the city’s expected tourism boom with a major new extension.A planning application has been lodged with Dundee City Council to create space for 24 new bedrooms at the Best Western Invercarse Hotel.If planning consent is granted, the development would increase capacity at the 44-bedroom hotel by more than 50 per cent.Hotel manager Nathan Dundas told The Courier that the hotel is already experiencing an increase in visitor numbers and expects this to continue as the £1 billion Waterfront redevelopment, including construction of the V&A, progresses.Designed by Dundee firm Arktx Chartered Architects, the two-storey building will be created at the rear of the current hotel building.The extension will be constructed from reconstituted stone and will feature a staircase to the north elevation encased in a glass block.This is intended to create a “lantern” effect in the evening and lead the way to the entrance to the hotel’s ballroom when dark.The plans will also see the current car park at the hotel increased in size.Redwood Leisure hopes to begin work on the extension by the end of the year.