Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Queens Road, Haigh Terrace & Georges Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Refurbishment and extension of a protected hotel to include 237 bedrooms, bars, restaurants, and a leisure centre.
D03A/0140 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 26 May 2004
- Reference
- D03A/0140
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 May 2004
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to refurbish and extend the existing Royal Marine Hotel, which is a protected structure. The proposed development will range from two to seven storeys, providing 237 bedrooms, bars, restaurants, function rooms, retail units, and a leisure centre.
- Residential units
- 237
- Storeys
- 7
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Official record
Development description
Refurbish and extend the existing hotel (a protected structure) and to construct a new public amenity building. The proposed development consists of a part two, part five, part six, part seven storey hotel comprising of 237 no. Bedrooms (including 108 no. Existing bedrooms), lounge (106.6 m2), 2 no. Bars (486 m2 total public area), 2 no. Restaurants (348.5 m2 total public area), 4 no. Function rooms (1028 m2 total area), 3 no. Ground level retail units (92.4 m2 total area). Leisure centre c...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MTC To protect, provide for and-or improve major town centre facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the COUNTY 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
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Century Court, Upper Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Feb 2025 | €415,000 | 66 m |
| 25 Century Court, Upper Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Jan 2026 | €363,000 | 71 m |
| 7 Marine Walk, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €790,000 | 92 m |
| 70 The Pavilion, Marine Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Oct 2025 | €711,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 78 The Pavillion, Marine Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €618,000 | 104 m |
| Apt 6 Pavilion 2, Marine Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €660,000 | 104 m |
| 28 The Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €609,500 | 110 m |
| 25 The Pavilions Apts, Marine Rd, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €650,000 | 110 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 May 2004
- Decision issued22 June 2004
- Appeal submitted6 July 2004
- Appeal decided26 January 2005
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D07A/1139Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Aug 2007Retention
- Granted50 m away
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D18A/1141Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 27 Feb 2019Change of use
- Invalid50 m away
Permission for change of use from retail to cafe together with external signage and modifications to…
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