Dublin Loft Company has applied for planning permission for a 175-bedroom hotel in Dublin's Smithfield.

It's expected that the proposed new building will range in height from five to seven-stories and extend to 60,000 square feet.

The company, which is controlled by Kelly, Mark and Andrew Cosgrave, is seeking the development at 6-11 Hendrick Street and will replace an existing 3,000 square foot single-storey property.

 Elsewhere, the four-star Herbert Park Hotel in Ballsbridge has submitted planning permission to Dublin City Council for a six-storey extension which would extend its total floor area to 12,000 square feet, reconfigure four existing bedrooms and add a further 32 bedrooms.