Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedCommercialDecided 23 February 2024

The Coachman's Inn, Dublin Road, Cloghran, Swords, County Dublin

Partial demolition of the Coachman's Inn, a new extension, and the construction of two 99-bedroom hotels.

F23A/0815 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 22 December 2023

Reference
F23A/0815
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
22 December 2023

Summary

AI-generated

The proposed development involves the partial demolition of the existing Coachman's Inn to facilitate a new extension containing a bar and lounge. Additionally, the project seeks to construct two standalone hotels: Hotel A (6 storeys over basement) and Hotel B (5 storeys over basement), each providing 99 bedrooms, restaurants, bars, and bicycle parking.

Commercialhoteldemolitioncommercial
Storeys
6

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Official record

Development description

  • Permission for partial demolition of of the existing building at the coachman's inn , the development of a new proposed extension to the coachman's inn and the provision of 2 no. 99-bedroom hotels on the subject site the proposed development will consist of the following: (a) demolition of the kitchen, restaurant dining, storage, and lounge area on the ground floor, and staff room and toilets on the first floor to the rear of the existing coachman's inn; (b) an extension to the coachman's inn to include new bar, lounge, boiler, and toilets area to the rear; (c) the proposed development also seeks to provide 2 no. Standalone hotels on the subject ground as follows
  • Hotel a
  • 6-storeys (over basement) in height providing 99 no. Bedrooms, along with associated lounge, licensed restaurant, licensed bar, kitchen, reception area and staff facilities, refuse area, storage, plant area and 20 no. Bicycle parking spaces
  • Hotel b
  • 5-storeys (over basement) in height providing 99 no. Bedrooms, along with associated lounge, licensed restaurant, licensed bar, kitchen, reception area and staff facilities, refuse area, storage, plant area and 20 no. Bicycle parking spaces
  • Each hotel will provide a variety of hotel room size, including accessible and family rooms, along with standard double and twin rooms. (d) the proposed development also seeks to provide 55 no. Car parking spaces, including 3 no. Disabled spaces, 6 no. Ev charging spaces, and 6 no. Motorbike spaces along with 2 no. Drop-off areas and 1 no. Coach parking space, to serve both the coachman's inn and the proposed 2 hotels; (e) the development will also provide for 10 no. Bicycle parking spaces at surface level; (f) landscaping and boundary treatment and public realm works; (g) suds proposals including green/blue roof; drainage works; (h) signage to building elevations and free-standing site/directional signage; (i) an esb substation and switch room to the rear of the site; (i) and all associated site and development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development, including a drainage connection point from the subject site to the rear of the ulster bank site to the south. (k) access to the development will be from the r132 road to the south-west of the site, and old stockhole lane to the north of the site. (l) the proposed development will allow for the coachman's inn to continue operating as a standalone business

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

HT - High TechnologyCOE
“Provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped environment”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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  1. Application received22 December 2023
  2. Decision due23 February 2024
  3. Decision issued23 February 2024

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