Dublin City Council grants permission for 306-bedroom hotel at 50-60, Mespil Hotel, Dublin

In context

It is one of 52 hotel applications Dublin City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 154 nationally. Of the 316 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 28 November 2023. 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:The development will consist of internal alterations and external extensions to the existing hotel to provide 47no. additional bedrooms (306no bedrooms in total). The gross floorspace of the hotel increases by 1436sqm from 11,344sqm to 12,780sqm. The proposed development comprises the following on a floor by floor basis: (1) Basement Plant area and Lower Ground Floor: internal reconfiguration of existing ancillary accommodation to facilitate revised plant requirements, maintenance room, staff accommodation and revised internal circulation with no increase in floor area; (2) Ground Floor Level (+91sqm): internal reconfiguration to existing toilets and reception facilities, extension to existing bar into existing terrace area on Burlington Road, 1no. additional bedroom over former substation site; (3) First Floor (+22sqm): 1no. additional bedroom; (4) Second Floor (+73sqm): 3no. additional bedrooms including 1no bedroom over former substation site and 2no. additional bedrooms created by extending into the existing external terrace on Fleming's Place; (5) Third Floor and Fourth Floors (+426sqm): 16no. additional bedrooms including 2no. additional bedroom over former substation site and 14no. additional bedrooms created by extending into the external terrace on Fleming's Place over two levels; (6) Fifth Floor (+823sqm): additional floor containing 26no. additional bedrooms. Permission is also sought for minor changes to the car park area to the rear of the hotel resulting in a reduction of parking spaces from 40no. to 38no parking spaces on the overall site, new screen plant enclosure at roof level and all site and development works associated with the above.