Dublin City Council grants permission for 95-bedroom hotel at Dublin 8, Dublin

In context

It is one of 52 hotel applications Dublin City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 150 nationally. Of the 315 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 88% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 20 June 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Dublin City Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

PERMISSION & RETENTION :QMK OBS Ltd. intends to apply for permission and retention permission for development at this site of 0.05 ha. site to amend a previously permitted part 5 and 8 storey with screened plant at roof level over part basement level hotel development (Dublin City Council Ref . 4316/18 and 2295/20. The development for which permission is sought will consist of: alterations to elevations, including revisions to window design within the permitted opes, and provision of new louvers; and the erection of 5 No. internally illuminated signs comprising 1 No. fascia sign above the main entrance on the north elevation (3.3 sq m), 2 No. signs attached to the east façade at First and Seventh Floor levels (4.5 and 6.8 sq m), 1 No signs attached to the north façade at Seventh Floor level (7.4 sq m), 1 No. double-sided 600mm diameter projecting roundel sign on the east elevation above Ground Level (0.6 sq m total area). Development for which retention permission is sought consists of: alterations to gross floor areas from Basement to Seventh Floor level inclusive, resulting in the 12 sq m decrease in gross floor area (from 2,531 sq m to 2,519 sq m); alterations to internal floor layouts; the reconfiguration of stair and lift cores arrangements. The resultant gross floor area of the proposed building will decrease by 12 sq m (from 2,531 sq m to 2,519 sq m, including internal plant areas), the number of hotel bedrooms will remain unchanged at 95 No. bedrooms, and the maximum height of the building remains unchanged at 27.2 m (34.2 OD).