{"id":412619,"date":"2026-04-23T00:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/412619\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:26:16","slug":"dublins-conrad-hotel-given-clearance-for-big-expansion-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/412619\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin\u2019s Conrad Hotel given clearance for big expansion \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The operator of the five-star Conrad Hotel near St Stephen\u2019s Green in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/dublin\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/dublin\">Dublin <\/a>has secured the green light for a large expansion of the hotel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Dublin City Council granted planning permission to Earlsfort Centre Hotel Proprietors Ltd to increase the number of hotel rooms by 192 to 308 as part of a \u201csignificant investment\u201d in the hotel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The plans include a new eight storey extension over existing event space, resulting in a 10 storey building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The plan also includes a 7th floor extension to Earlsfort Terrace and an additional floor to the existing hotel resulting in a nine storey building with a set back to Earlsfort Terrace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The council gave permission after concluding the proposal \u201cwould improve the overall function of the existing hotel\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The council also concluded that the visual impact of the proposed extension will not have a negative impact \u201cand the extension has been designed in a manner where it will integrate into the urban built fabric of the site and surrounding context\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">As part of 17 conditions attached to the permission, the Conrad hotel firm is to make a \u20ac755,058 development contribution to the council towards public infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The permission comes almost four years after the owners of the Conrad, Archer Capital \u2013 which also owns the Shelbourne Hotel \u2013 secured permission for a new seven storey wing at the Conrad that would have increased the number of hotel rooms from 192 to 280.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">However, a planning report lodged with the current application by planning consultants, John Spain Associates stated that \u201cdue to the cost of construction and viability concerns, this scheme could not progress to construction\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Only one objection was lodged against the current scheme by the owner, Cedrela Ltd of the nearby Dolmen House and St Stephen\u2019s Green House at Earlsfort Terrace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In a submission on behalf of Cedrela, planning consultants, Brock McClure said the proposal \u201csignificantly impacts the potential for the future redevelopment of Dolmen House and St Stephen\u2019s Green House\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Brock McClure submission noted that both Dolmen House and St Stephen\u2019s Green House \u201care high profile, ageing commercial developments which will require either a redevelopment of the entire site or an upgrading of the existing building stock\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The most recent accounts for Cedrela state that the company is controlled by the co-owners in The Osborne House Co-Ownership and it lists former Davy deputy chairman and former Ryanair non-executive director, Kyran McLaughlin as a 25 per cent shareholder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The operator of the five-star Conrad Hotel near St Stephen\u2019s Green in Dublin has secured the green 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