Tara Towers Hotel and ancillary car park on Merrion Road and Bellevue Avenue, Dublin 4
Amendments to a permitted hotel development, including rooftop plant expansion and solar panels.
2912/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 June 2020
- Reference
- 2912/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of minor amendments to a previously permitted scheme at the Tara Towers Hotel. It includes expanding the rooftop plant area by 165 square metres, increasing lift overrun and plant room heights, and installing 68 photovoltaic panels on the permitted apartments.
- Floor area
- 165 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development consist of minor amendments to the previously permitted development (dcc reg. Ref. 3608/17) incorporating the expansion and internal rationalisation of the previously permiited rooftop plant area (with an overall increase in area of 165sqm) on the hotel to the east of the site; an increase in the height of the lift overrun of 1.6m; an increase in height of the enclosed plant room parapet of between 0.4m and 0.7m; and the installation of a total of 68no. Photovoltaic panels on the roof of the previously permitted apartments.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 Llandaff Terrace, Elm Park, Merrion | Jan 2026 | €790,000 | 45 m |
| 219 Llandaff Terrace, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €1,050,000 | 53 m |
| 25 Bellevue Court, Dornden Park, Booterstownnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €251,674 | 78 m |
| 23 Bellevue Court, Booterstown, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €436,000 | 78 m |
| 3 Trimleston Ave, Booterstown, Dublinnot full market price | Jun 2026 | €370,000 | 142 m |
| 36 Dornden Park, Booterstown, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €1,311,000 | 158 m |
| 8 The Bay Elm Park, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge | Jul 2025 | €387,000 | 283 m |
| 50 Elm Park, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge | Mar 2026 | €410,000 | 299 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received24 June 2020
- Decision due18 August 2020
- Decision issued18 August 2020
- Grant issued2 October 2020
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