Planning permission sought for €5.5m expansion at Castleknock Hotel and Country Club.

FBD Property and Leisure Limited (FBDPLL) has applied for planning permission for a €5.5 million development of Castleknock Hotel and Country Club.

If successful, the planned 21,280sq ft expansion will create an additional 46 rooms at the hotel, bringing the total number of bedrooms to 190.

As part of the development plan, the day spa – currently located on the first floor of the hotel – will move to the ground floor, with the addition of a new aerobics suite and five new treatment rooms.

The new day spa and leisure centre will have its own entrance, as well as being accessible from the hotel.

The total cost of the investment in Castleknock Hotel is €5.5 million. The project is also expected to create up to 100 positions during the construction phase, with a further 20 new positions created at the hotel on completion.

This will bring the total number of full-time and seasonal employees to 220.

Castleknock Hotel and Country Club is a four-star hotel which currently boasts 144 bedrooms.

The additional 46 rooms planned as part of the investment will comprise of 38 standard, 5 superior, 3 deluxe rooms.

David Kelly, Chief Executive of FBDPLL, said: “Our hotels have been performing ahead of projections, with Castleknock Hotel having made significant progress since the first green shoots of economic recovery emerged.

“We know that the demand for hotel rooms in the capital is high and growing, while the supply of new rooms has stagnated in recent years. We are delighted to be in a position whereby we can bring an additional 46 rooms to the market in a prime Dublin location to help meet this growing demand for increased hotel capacity.”

The company is targeting €50 million operating profits across its portfolio over the next five years.