Planning precedent report

A new standalone, four-storey hotel (3,376.5 square metres), comprising 104 bedrooms and ancillary services, including day café, toilets, reception, foyer, administrative and staff facilities, etc., over a two-level basement car park (1,915 square metres), providing 52 no. car parking spaces, and all associated landscaping, site works and services. Permission is also being sought for demolition of an existing, two storey, pitched roof building within the site, a former builders' providers outlet. The site is bounded to the north by a protected structure, The Old Borough Schoolhouse, a Wetherspoon's Public House, and to the south by a Colortrend Paint outlet. The site is also bounded to the west by the Well Road. The proposed hotel will be built to 'Passive-House' standards of construction and energy conservation. Upon completion, this will be Ireland's first Passive-House certified hotel.

NIS Planning permission sought for a hotel development on lands at 76 Main Street, Swords, Glebe Swords. The site is also bound to the rear by Well Road. The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing 2 storey building and boundary walls to the south and west of the site, and removal of all associated sheds and structures within the site, and the construction of 1 no. new 5 storey building over basement level (part 3-storey and part 4-storey over a lower ground floor level) hotel building with balconies/terraces, comprising of: (a 1 no. 66-bedroom hotel at ground to 4th floor levels; (b) a licensed restaurant and back of house facilities at ground floor level with external dining areas; (c) a licensed bar at lower ground floor level and a licensed bar at basement level (2 licensed bars in total); (d) 14 no. car parking spaces, 32 no. bicycle parking spaces and 1 no. motorcycle parking space at basement level with plant, bin and bar stores, and 3 no. surface bicycle parking spaces; set down area on Main Street; (e) a new vehicular access from Well Road; (f) pedestrian access from Main Street and Well Road; (g) signage to the front and rear elevations, all along with hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, public lighting, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and is submitted to the planning authority with the application. AI received 24/06/24 SAI received 27/06/24

Permission for a 2.5m headframe extension to the existing 15 metre high telecommunications structure for the purposes of carrying antennae and communication dishes, along with ancillary lighting finial, (overall proposed height of main structure 17.5 metres) to be shared with multiple operators.

For upgrade of the phone kiosk on the public footpath. The development will consist of the replacement of the existing telephone kiosk with a new telephone kiosk, with integral Communication Unit and a 1.53 sq. metre digital advertising display. The proposed structure has an overall height 2.43m, a dept of 0.762m and a width 1.096m.

The development will consist of a two storey extension to the existing ground floor (area=138m2) and first floor (area=183m2), total area = 321m2 approx. (Protected Structure). The extension will include new bar and restaurant areas at both levels, new circulation stairs, enlarged and improved toilet facilities to comply with modern building regulations and new smoking terrace replacing the existing one which will be demolished. The extension will extend the existing ground floor and first floor bar and restaurant to the east and south to the rear site boundary. There is visible elevation to the North & West only as the extension runs to the East and South boundary built into an existing hill which will have a retaining wall. The existing layout will be altered, with rear east external wall and part roof removed, existing services will be altered and adjusted as required. The existing materials will be matched in the external appearance of this extension. AI rcvd 25/09/2023 SAI received 12/10/23

Retention permission for the subdivision of the restaurant from adjacent dwelling, and minor internal alterations. Additional Information Received 29/01/2026