A number of objections have been submitted against Conor McGregor's proposal to transform one of his Dublin pubs into a boutique hotel.
The UFC star is seeking permission to build a hotel on top of the Waterside Pub on Church Street in Howth. He purchased the premises back in 2022 and the boozer has remained shut to the public ever since.
Plans have been submitted to knock down and rebuild the building with a public house and restaurant on the ground floor and first floor. Permission is being sought to construct boutique hotel bedrooms on second, third and fourth floors as well as a residents' terrace area.
Submissions objecting to the proposal have been made to Fingal County Council. One local said that the proposed residents terrace area is "much higher than our adjacent building and hence directly overlooks our balconies and private spaces both at the front and the rear".
They said this will invade their privacy as well as create noise and disruption", and added that parking "will be a problem along Church Street, Howth Terrace and Dunbo Hill as this is already busy with local residents' vehicles".
Another local resident called the proposed development "out of scale". They also cited parking as in issue, writing that there is "high density long established housing on all streets in the immediate area of the proposed development".
They said that with two exceptions, none of these have off-street parking and are reliant on on-street parking. The proposed development "will inevitably increase motor traffic, exasperate parking issues and create friction," the resident said.
The final date for submissions to Fingal County Council is April 8.
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