Planning & DevelopmentGlasbay Ltd, a consortium headed by developer Bernard McNamara, is about to submit a planning application to Dublin City Council to redevelop the 5.4-acre site currently occupied by the former Burlington Hotel and Burlington House in Dublin 4.

The developer is looking to build a mixed-use development of 67,125sq m (722,527sq ft) fronting Sussex Road, Burlington Road, Burleigh Court and partially to the rear of 99-102 Upper Leeson Street, which are protected structures.

The proposal is for 185 apartments, a leisure centre and gymnasium, 33,340sq m (358,868sq ft) of office space, three restaurants, a café, wine bar, six retail units, a public park and a crèche.

The consortium is also looking for 450 car-parking spaces in three basement levels and 600 bicycle spaces.

A 2,985sq m (32,130sq ft) public landscaped plaza and pedestrian routes from Burlington Road and Sussex Road are also part of the proposal.

Glasbay paid Jurys Doyle €288 million for the 3.8-acre Burlington Hotel site last March. This equated to a price of €73.7 million per acre, making it one of the most expensive land deals in the State.

The development would span three blocks.

One block, which will front Sussex Road and the Mespil Estate, will be part six and part eight storeys.

A second block, fronting Burleigh Court and Mespil Road, will rise to seven storeys. A third office block, which will be facing Burlington Road, is to rise to eight storeys.

The planning application seeks two new access points at Burlington Road and Sussex Road.