Planning approval for McKillen hotel denied

An Bord Pleanála has overturned a decision to grant planning permission for a new hotel on the site of a popular Dublin nightclub.

An Bord Pleanála has overturned a decision to grant planning permission for a new hotel on the site of a popular Dublin nightclub.

The planning appeals authority has reversed a decision by Dublin City Council to approve the demolition of two buildings on Lower Mount St — which housed the Howl at the Moon nightclub — to make way for a 53-bedroom boutique hotel.