British pub chain JD Wetherspoon gets Dublin nod

British pub chain JD Wetherspoon has been granted approval by Bord Pleanála to proceed with its plans for a €4m pub and hotel development on Dublin’s Camden Street.

The appeals board has granted planning permission for the project which includes a 98-bedroom hotel despite concerns on the part of local residents that it would be part of a continuing trend “to completely ‘alcoholise’ Camden Street”.

The board ruling represents a comprehensive planning victory for Wetherspoon as the decision omits a planning condition imposed by Dublin City Council seeking to curtail the size of the pub.