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Bonnington Hotel, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9

Application to continue operating the conference centre at the Bonnington Hotel without a two-year renewal condition.

4029/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 June 2023

Reference: 4029/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 26 June 2023

Summary

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The applicant seeks permission to continue operating the conference centre at the Bonnington Hotel under existing conditions, removing the requirement to repeatedly apply for permission every two years as previously mandated.

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Official record

Development description

The development consists of : permission was granted on 12th february 2019 by an 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, (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. An application was submitted (reg. Ref. 3229/20) before that date but was subsequently considered withdrawn by the planning authority. This applications seeks to relodge that and 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 repeatedly apply every 2 years.

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
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	183 m
106 Block B, Hampton Lodge, Grace Pak Rd Dublin 9	Feb 2026	€430,000	183 m
101 Block B, Hampton Lodge, Gracepark Rd Dublin 9	May 2026	€295,000	183 m
203b Hampton Lodge, Gracepark Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€400,000	183 m
117 Grace Park Manor, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	May 2025	€390,000	190 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received26 June 2023
Decision due18 August 2023
Decision issued14 July 2023

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