Doyle heir will appeal rejection of Mount Merrion development

David Doyle, who owns the site, has submitted an appeal to An Bord Pleanála

Thornhill House in Mount Merrion Co Dublin, previously home to famous hotelier PV Doyle; inset, his son David Rollingnews

The son of legendary hotelier PV Doyle is appealing a rejection by planners to building homes on lands around the former family home.

David Doyle, who owns the site, has submitted an appeal to An Bord Pleanála against the rejection of the proposal to build 33 apartments and 14 houses on grounds around Thornhill House, the Georgian mansion in Mount Merrion that was once home to the Jurys hotel group-owning Doyle family.

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