Dublin City Council grants permission for 150-bedroom hotel at Hospitality House, 16-20 Cumberland Street, 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 317 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 27 November 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 for 16-20 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2, D02Y097 and 41- 47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02H678. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing 'Hospitality House' building (c.3059sqm), the construction of a new hotel extension building (c.9530sqm gross area with maximum height of 33.375m), comprising of an 8-story over ground floor level hotel extension and conference rooms with a lower ground level for hotel services, the relocated ESB sub-station and switch room accessed from Cumberland Street South, and the refurbishment of ground and lower ground levels of the existing hotel building (c.1169sqm). The proposed hotel and conferencing extension includes, at Lower Ground floor: Staff Facilities (325sqm), Spa (248sqm), Bicycle store (70sqm) Bin Store (60sqm), Storage (105sqm); at Ground Floor: Dining (469sqm), Kitchens (195sqm), Storage (55sqm) , Conferencing (333sqm), planted areas (147sqm), Sub-station and Switch- room (28sqm); at Upper floor levels 1 to 8: 150 bedrooms and associated ancillary rooms (5437sqm), upper planted areas (685sqm); to include drainage and all ancillary works on 0.32 hectare site.