4714/22
Planning permission for change of use (1,209 sq.m.) from convent to tourist hostel, including internal layout modifications and external alterations including minor elevational changes and a 102 sq.m. external amenity space and access stairs (with associated glass surrounds) at south-east corner.
Granted
Core Planning Reasoning
The proposed tourist hostel use is not listed as a permissible use or a use 'open for consideration' under the Z15 zoning objective of the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028, and thus the development would materially contravene the current planning framework.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- Hostel use was considered 'open for consideration' under the previous 2016 plan, but is strictly omitted from the Z15 zoning objective in the current 2022-2028 Development Plan.
- The proposed development would materially contravene the Z15 objective, which seeks to protect and provide for institutional and community infrastructure.
- The Board is precluded from granting permission under Section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as the proposal does not meet the exceptional criteria required to override the Development Plan.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022 Section 14.8.14Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022 Section 14.4Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022 Section 6.5.3Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022 Section 16.11Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 Section 14.7.14Z15 Community and Social Infrastructure zoning objective
Decision Document Summary
The applicant proposed the change of use of the existing two-story St. Agnes Convent building in Crumlin into a 104-bed tourist hostel (36 rooms) including breakfast and laundry facilities. The site is located within a larger institutional campus on Armagh Road, which includes a Primary Care Centre, a nursing home, and several neighboring schools. While Dublin City Council originally granted permission under the 2016-2022 Development Plan, the Inspector highlights that the 2022-2028 Plan was ado...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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