A 100-room hotel is being proposed by Raglan Townhouse Hotel Ltd for Upper Baggot Street in southern Dublin, pending planning approval. The addresses involved are 46, 48, and 52 – 54 Upper Baggot Street, as well as 46, 48, 50, and 52 – 54 Eastmoreland Lane, Dublin 4. Apart from the 100 guest rooms, the plan also includes a café and bar on the ground floor.
The proposal includes repurposing the upper floors of 48 Upper Baggot Street from office to hospitality use, redefining the former AIB bank branch at Nos 52-54 Baggot Street Upper to hotel use, and constructing a four-storey building at the back of Nos 46, 48, 50, & 52-54 Baggot Street Upper. A director of Raglan Townhouse Hotel Ltd, Michael Roy Enright, also holds directorship at Wychwood Properties (TH) Ltd and shares directorship with Arie Van Der Veken.
This is the third attempt by hospitality companies to develop a hotel on Baggot Street in recent months, past attempts have been halted by planning permission issues. In August, a proposal for a 66-bedroom hotel and 23 apartments presented by Peachbeach UC, a company run by Eamon Waters, faced opposition from the neighbouring Merrion Hotel and was refused. Similarly, a proposal for a seven-story luxury guesthouse by Dublin City Council on Lower Baggot Street was denied. An appeal is currently under consideration by An Bord Pleanála, concerning Kilcolman Partnership’s plan for a 30-room premium guesthouse at 73 Lower Baggot Street, inclusive of converting existing offices into hotel rooms and a seven-story block’s addition.
Additionally, OBA Chancery Ltd has submitted plans for a 599-bed space hostel at Fegan’s, 13-18, Chancery Street, and 1-1a St. Michan’s Place, Dublin 7, in a separate application to the council.
OBA Chancery Ltd has submitted proposals for a building with eight floors to house a 599-bed hostel in addition to 12 living spaces. In line with planning documents, the aspiring hostel aims to present a premium offering, projected to draw a variety of tourists—with a specific focus on budget-oriented and younger tourists who presently find limited options in the marketplace. Consequently, this will boost the volume of visitors to the city. The report affirms that this hostel designed for tourists indeed represents a high-quality development.