Core Refusal Reason
The development is restricted to short-term tourist accommodation with a maximum of 30 bedspaces to ensure a satisfactory standard of development and prevent unauthorized permanent residential use.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The hostel must be used exclusively for short-term tourist accommodation and is prohibited from being used as long-term or permanent residential housing.
- The capacity of the development is strictly limited to 30 bedspaces as per the submitted plans to maintain an appropriate intensity of use for the site.
- The developer is required to pay financial contributions toward public infrastructure and the Luas Cross City project under Sections 48 and 49 of the Planning and Development Act.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Decision Document Summary
This application relates to the retention of a change of use at 24 Eden Quay, a protected structure, from office to hostel accommodation. Although the local authority's initial decision was to refuse, the provided text from An Bord Pleanála outlines a grant of permission subject to six conditions. These conditions focus on limiting the intensity of use to 30 bedspaces, ensuring the facility serves only short-term tourists to maintain development standards, and requiring statutory financial contr...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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