An Bord Pleanála denies developer permission to operate short-term lets in city centre

The An Bord Pleanála inspector said: 'Overall, I consider the change of use to be detrimental to the availability of housing stock.'

A developer has been denied planning permission to operate Airbnb rentals out of a city centre apartment because of the “precedent” it would set, An Bord Pleanála has said.

In a direction given earlier this month, the planning board said that the plan to retain the apartment on South Great George’s Street in Dublin for short-term letting would have a “negative impact on the availability of housing stock in the city”.