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The Bonnington Hotel, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9

The Bonnington Hotel seeks to continue operating its conference centre permanently without needing to reapply every two years.

3229/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 August 2020

Reference: 3229/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 21 August 2020

Summary

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The applicant is seeking to remove a condition from a 2019 planning permission that required a review of the conference centre's operations after two years. If approved, the centre would continue to operate permanently under the remaining conditions regarding hours and noise levels.

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought by regan development ltd for a development at the bonnington hotel. Permission was granted on 12 february 2019 by an bord pleanala (reg. Ref. 3353/18 and abp 302507), for a period of 2 years to operate the conference centre at the hotel subject to conditions relating to a ) the use and opening hours of the conference centre and b) the noise levels not to be exceeded from the conference centre. Condition three of the permission required the operation of the conference centre to be reviewed before february 2021. Permission is now sought to continue to operate the centre subject to the remaining conditions in the permissions applying to the centre and without the need to reapply again in 2 years time.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
28 Seven Oaks, Swords Rd, Dublin 9	Dec 2025	€701,000	141 m
49 Seven Oaks, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Mar 2025	€612,000	149 m
Apt 501, Grace Park Manor, Drumcondra	Sept 2025	€750,000	151 m
Apt 115, Grace Park Manor, Drumcondra	Feb 2026	€466,000	151 m
117 Grace Park Manor, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	May 2025	€390,000	151 m
406 Gracepark Manor, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Sept 2025	€460,000	151 m
203b Hampton Lodge, Gracepark Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€400,000	154 m
106 Block B, Hampton Lodge, Grace Pak Rd Dublin 9	Feb 2026	€430,000	154 m

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Key dates

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Application received21 August 2020
Decision due15 October 2020
Decision issued29 September 2020

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