Wetherspoons hit a snag with their plans for a new venue on Camden Street

Wetherspoons have hit a snag in their plans to create a new pub and hotel on Camden Street in Dublin.

The UK pub chain recently submitted plans to turn the old Camden Hall Hostel into a 98 room hotel and bar/restaurant, but there may already be too many late night venues in the area. Many parties objected to the application and now Dublin City Council are asking Wetherspoons to clarify their plans. According to The Irish Times, local resident Barry Chambers told the city council "enough is enough, the area is at tipping point and already fast becoming another Temple Bar - great for revellers and operators, but not so good for everyone else." With 14 pubs in the Camden Street/Wexford Street area, as well as a number of other cafés and restaurants with permission to sell alcohol, Chambers feels that "clearly, Camden Street is more than adequately served for the purchase and consumption of alcohol." Dublin City Council has told Wetherspoons' representatives that it has concerns about the concentration of venues in the area, but consultants for the company have pointed out to the council that refurbishing the old hostel, "will deliver a commercial development that will create vibrancy at street level and restore vitality to the surrounding area." They added that the venue would close at 12.30am on Saturday and Sunday mornings and it would "not be a late bar in the traditional sense."