Plans For Floating Swimming Pool And Urban Beach Approved

Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company (DLHC) has been given the go-ahead to proceed with plans for a floating swimming pool and urban beach at the East Pier of the Harbour.

Permission was granted in late 2014 by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, but had been appealed. It has since been approved by An Bord Pleanála.

The plan for Dún Laoghaire Harbour includes a floating swimming pool containing heated and treated seawater, utilising a converted river barge which will be located within the Harbour. The facility will include an Urban Beach alongside the floating structure on Berth 1 adjacent to the East Pier. Changing and toilet facilities, a café, an administration area, and security features are also planned.


Tim Ryan, Operation Manager, of DLHC: "Today's go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála is very welcome, and marks a vital step in realising the full potential of the Harbour as a marine, leisure and tourist destination of international calibre.

"The urban beach will be a hugely exciting project for Dun Laoghaire as a while. It is very much in keeping with the Government's National Ports Policy which designated Dún Laoghaire as a harbour focusing on marine leisure, marine tourism, and urban development. Today's decision allows us to follow through on our mandate."

(CD/JP)