Dublin City Council has granted planning permission to convert a permitted seven-storey office development in Dublin’s docklands into a 496-bed space tourist hostel.
The planning authority has given the green light to Patrick Crean’s Marlet Group for the scheme at Martin’s Terrace, Dublin 2 and adjoining lands at the corner of Macken Street and the newly realigned Hanover Street East, despite local concerns that the scheme would result in an over-concentration of tourist accommodation in the area.
The decision now paves the way for one of Europe’s largest tourist hostel operators, the Berlin-headquartered a&o, to establish its first tourist hostel in the Irish market.
A planning report lodged on behalf of applicants and Marlet subsidiary, Prime GP4 Ltd by planning consultant, Kevin Hughes of Hughes Planning and Development Consultants confirmed that the a&o chain is to operate the tourist hostel.
