A planned Johnny Ronan joint-venture 20-storey hotel at the former Irish Glass Bottle site in Dublin will not result in any over-concentration of hotels in the surrounding area, according to a report lodged with planners.
Pembroke Beach DAC is seeking planning permission for the "landmark" hotel at the site in Poolbeg West, Dublin 4.
Brian Minogue, associate director at Tom Phillips + Associates, said the hotel “would provide much-needed tourist accommodation in a suitable location within an emerging regeneration area of the city”.
Mr Minogue said in the 30-page visitor accommodation report that the nearest planned hotels are located a significant distance from the site and would not be considered nearby.
He said it was clear that no other visitor accommodation is anticipated to be built within 1km of the site in the short-to-medium term.
Pembroke Beach DAC is a joint venture made up of Ronan Group Real Estate, Oaktree Capital and home builder Lioncor.
Currently, the consortium is progressing with phase one of the redevelopment of the Irish Glass Bottle site with 894 residential units under construction.
Advancing the case for a hotel, Mr Minogue said the proposed hotel scheme would not undermine the principle of providing a balanced pattern of development in the area, as tourist accommodation represented a small portion of the existing and emerging land use there.
He said the introduction of a new hotel in this area, bringing the total to three hotels within 1km, would be acceptable.
Mr Minogue told the council that the proposed development “would assist in the creation of a vibrant mixed use neighbourhood, at a key regeneration site within Dublin city”.
He said the ever-increasing revenue per available room, a key measure of performance in the sector, for Dublin hotels “highlights the demand for additional visitor accommodation within Dublin city”.
A separate 70-page planning report lodged by Tom Phillips + Associates with the scheme stated that the site lies vacant despite its location at a confluence of high-quality transport routes, and its close proximity to both Dublin city centre and the emerging docklands hub.
