Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 25 April 2025

5, Arkle Road, Sandyford Business Park, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 DK29

Demolition of an existing building to construct a new 5 to 8-storey hotel with 162 bedrooms in Sandyford.

D24A/0785/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 31 March 2025

Reference
D24A/0785/WEB
Authority
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
31 March 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of the demolition of an existing 1 and part-2 storey building of 729 sq m. In its place, a new hotel building of 5 to 8 storeys will be constructed, containing 162 bedrooms, a public bar, a restaurant, and ancillary facilities. The total new build floor area will be approximately 7,099 sq m.

Commercialhoteldemolitionsandyford
Storeys
8
Floor area
7,099 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of a hotel development consisting of the: demolition of the existing 1 and part-2 storey building (c. 729 sq m); development of a 5-8 no. Storey (with setbacks) (excluding roof access areas and roof plant) building to provide a hotel (162 no. Bedrooms and related ancillary hotel facilities including reception area, lobby, public bar, licenced restaurant, kitchen, cold room, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant, refuse area and bicycle parking area)) with a total new build gross floor of c. 7,099 sq m (excluding c. 20 sq m esb substation and switchroom); associated lighting; pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular access/egress via arkle road; bicycle parking; sustainable urban drainage systems (including green / blue roofs and attenuation tanks); plant and switch rooms; roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, roof plant and associated screening; roofed bin store; associated hard and soft landscaping; and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including changes in level, boundary treatments and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply). The development will also include the following works to arkle road: alterations to the existing pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular access/egress point and the creation of a new access / egress point; removal of public car parking spaces and the provision of a taxi drop-off and servicing area; hard and soft landscaping upgrade works to the public realm; and a services connection from the site to existing connection in the public road.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective MOCUC
MOC To provide for a mix of uses. Which complements the inner core, but with less retail and residential and more emphasis on employment and services.

National zoning type: Other mix of uses

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 22 Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18Dec 2025€485,00069 m
124 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18May 2025€495,00076 m
121 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18Nov 2025€485,00076 m
48 The Forum, Ballymoss Road, SandyfordApr 2025€477,00084 m
44 The Forum, Ballymoss Road, SandyfordJun 2025€465,00084 m
74 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18Apr 2026€530,00093 m
Apt 97, The Forum, SandyfordJun 2025€488,00097 m
95 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18Jun 2025€362,00097 m

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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

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  1. Application received31 March 2025
  2. Decision due25 April 2025
  3. Decision issued25 April 2025

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