The Paramount Hotel, 27-30, Parliament Street, Dublin 2
Internal alterations and reconfiguration at The Paramount Hotel to add nine bedrooms.
0128/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 April 2026
- Reference
- 0128/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 2 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedA declaration is sought on whether internal alterations at the hotel, including minor structural changes to walls and doors at basement and ground floor levels, constitute exempted development. The works will reconfigure the layout and add nine hotel bedrooms.
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Official record
Development description
Expp: protected structure: whether the internal alteration works at the paramount hotel including minor structural changes to walls and doors at basement and ground floor levels primarily at no. 1 essex gate and 7-10 exchange street upper resulting in the reconfiguration of the hotel layout and increase in 9 no hotel bedrooms is or is not development, and is or is not exempted development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 The Cutlers, Exchange St., Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €370,000 | 20 m |
| Apt 1, The Cutlers, 3 6 Exchange St Upper Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €359,000 | 20 m |
| Apt 6c, Isoldes Tower, Temple Bar | Aug 2025 | €470,000 | 39 m |
| 3 Royal Exchange, Parliament St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 18, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 9, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St | Apr 2026 | €295,000 | 42 m |
| 5 The Wooden Buildings, Essex St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €505,000 | 48 m |
| 17 The Wooden Building, Exchange St Upper, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €1,300,000 | 48 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received2 April 2026
- Decision due29 April 2026
- Decision issued29 April 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development comprises: a) façade alterations at ground level Nos. 30 & 29…
Nos. 27-32 Parliament Street (Nos. 27,28 & 31 being Protected Structures) Dublin 2, 1-2 Essex Gate (Both Protected Structures) Dublin 8, and 7-10 Exchange Street Upper (Nos. 9 &10 being Protected Structures) Dublin 8.
4598/19Dublin CityLodged 2 Dec 2019Commercial
- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development on lands at Nos. 27-32 Parliament Street (Nos. 27, 28 & 31…
Nos. 27-32 Parliament Street (Nos. 27, 28 & 31 being Protected Structures) Dublin 2, 1-2 Essex Gate (both Protected Structures) Dublin 8 and 7-10 Exchange Street Upper (Nos. 9 & 10 being Protected Structures) Dublin 8
4597/19Dublin CityLodged 2 Dec 2019Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE : Permission for development on lands at Nos. 27-32 Parliament Street (nos. 27, 28 & 31…
27-32 Parliament Street, Dublin 2, 1-2 Essex Gate, Dublin 8, 7-10 Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 8
4260/23Dublin CityLodged 3 Aug 2023Change of use
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the proposed development comprises the following: (i) change of…
Essex House, Essex Gate, Dublin 8, D08 HW56.
2355/21Dublin CityLodged 9 Mar 2021Change of use
- Part granted, part refused40 m away
RETENTION: The development consists of the retention of fan units to Crane Lane elevation and 2 no. awnings…
14/15, Parliament Street, Dublin 2
2981/19Dublin CityLodged 14 May 2019Retention
- Refused40 m away
Planning Permission for 3 years for a temporary café/bar unit on vacant derelict land located at 13-14…
13-14, Exchange Street Lower, Dublin 8
3607/18Dublin CityLodged 30 Jul 2018Commercial
- Refused40 m away
New gate at entrance to ground floor restaurant
1 Pudding Row, at the Junction of Essex Street West & Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 8
4609/18Dublin CityLodged 13 Dec 2018Alterations
- Refused40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE The development consists of: (i) change of use at the basement and ground floors…
Bridge House, 24-25 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 . D02X971
3899/24Dublin CityLodged 25 Jun 2024Change of use
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