Planning permission for a new 35 storey, €300 million hotel to be built beside the National Conference Centre in Dublin's docklands has been refused, the project backers said today.
The planning application for the 440-bedroom hotel was lodged last December and described by backers Treasury Holdings and CIE as an an integral part of National Conference Centre.
It was however opposed by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), the Railway Procurement Agency and An Taisce, among others.
According to John Bruder of development company Spencer Dock Hotel Limited, the refusal of permission was “an extremely disappointing decision on a project that is of huge importance to Ireland, the success of the Convention Centre Dublin, and north Dublin".