WithdrawnCommercialDecided 6 October 2021

Bonnington Hotel, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9

Removal of the two-year operating limit on the Bonnington Hotel conference centre.

3529/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 October 2020

Reference: 3529/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 9 October 2020

Summary

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Permission is sought to continue operating the conference centre at the Bonnington Hotel on a permanent basis. This would remove the previous condition requiring a review and reapplication after a temporary two-year trial period.

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought by liffeyfield ltd for 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 level 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 two years time

Land-use zoning

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Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
49 Seven Oaks, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Mar 2025	€612,000	111 m
28 Seven Oaks, Swords Rd, Dublin 9	Dec 2025	€701,000	117 m
41 Seven Oaks, Swords Road, Drumcondra	Aug 2025	€633,000	158 m
103 Hampton Lodge Block B, Grace Park Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Jun 2026	€399,500	182 m
106 Block B, Hampton Lodge, Grace Pak Rd Dublin 9	Feb 2026	€430,000	182 m
101 Block B, Hampton Lodge, Gracepark Rd Dublin 9	May 2026	€295,000	182 m
203b Hampton Lodge, Gracepark Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€400,000	182 m
117 Grace Park Manor, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	May 2025	€390,000	190 m

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Key dates

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Application received9 October 2020
Further information requested26 November 2020
Decision due5 November 2020
Decision issued6 October 2021

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