5 & 6 Camden Villas, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2
Change of use from residential to guest house/hostel use with a two-storey rear extension.
2152/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 January 2020
- Reference
- 2152/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 January 2020
- Floor area
- 6 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert two residential properties into guest house/hostel use. The project includes a two-storey rear extension to one of the buildings, integrating them into an existing adjacent hostel business.
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use from residential to guest house / hostel use of nos. 5 & 6 camden villas and for two storey extension to rear of no. 6 camden villas, all as an extension to existing guest house / hostel at nos. 6-9 camden place, first and second floor of no. 16 camden street and nos. 2, 3, 4 camden villas, dublin 2.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 18 June 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 31 January 2022.
Notified floor area: 175 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 17 m |
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 64 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 77 m |
| Apt 3, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €480,000 | 130 m |
| Apt 1, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €460,000 | 130 m |
| 4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 149 m |
| 7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €585,000 | 154 m |
| 8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 163 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 January 2020
- Decision due24 March 2020
- Decision issued24 March 2020
- Grant issued30 June 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
RETENTION: Permission for modifications to change of use from residential to guest house/hostel and extension…
5 & 6 Camden Villas, Camden Street, Dublin 2
3762/21Dublin CityLodged 26 Oct 2021Retention
- InvalidAt this site
RETENTION PERMISSION: Temporary retention permission for single storey laundry room extension adjacent to…
6-9 Camden Place, No. 16 Camden Street and Nos. 2 - 6 Camden Villas,, Camden Street, Dublin 2.
WEB5273/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Oct 2025Retention
- RefusedAt this site
RETENTION: Temporary Retention Permission for single storey laundry room extension adjacent to Nos. 4 & 5…
6-9 Camden Place, No. 16 Camden Street and Nos. 2 - 6 Camden Villas, Camden Street, Dublin 2.
WEB5329/25Dublin CityLodged 6 Oct 2025Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
RETENTION: Temporary Retention Permission for two storey extension in Camden Villas to rear of No. 9 Camden…
No's 6-9 Camden Place, No. 16 Camden Street and No's 2-6 Camden Villas, Camden Street, Dublin 2
WEB5272/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Oct 2025Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Permission for change of use of ground floor area (105.6 sq.m.) from hostel to licensed restaurant to…
8, 8A, 9 Camden Place & 2 Camden Villas, Dublin 2
4827/23Dublin CityLodged 22 Nov 2023Change of use
- Withdrawn40 m away
RETENTION: Retention permission for the construction of retractable fabric canopies fixed to the existing…
32-34, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
2339/19Dublin CityLodged 22 Feb 2019Retention
- Granted40 m away
RETENTION: Retention permission for : (a) retractable fabric canopies fixed to the existing brick penthouse…
32-34, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
3418/19Dublin CityLodged 4 Jul 2019Retention
- Withdrawn40 m away
RETENTION: the development to be retained comprises the construction of a single storey food store extension…
Hang Dai, 20 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2
4239/19Dublin CityLodged 18 Oct 2019Retention
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- Part granted, part refusedRetention
RETENTION: Permission for modifications to change of use from residential to guest house/hostel and extension…
5 & 6 Camden Villas, Camden Street, Dublin 2
3762/21Dublin CityLodged 26 Oct 2021
- RefusedChange of use
Permission for change of use of ground floor area (105.6 sq.m.) from hostel to licensed restaurant to…
8, 8A, 9 Camden Place & 2 Camden Villas, Dublin 2
4827/23Dublin CityLodged 22 Nov 2023
- Awaiting decisionRetention
RETENTION: Temporary Retention Permission for two storey extension in Camden Villas to rear of No. 9 Camden…
No's 6-9 Camden Place, No. 16 Camden Street and No's 2-6 Camden Villas, Camden Street, Dublin 2
WEB5272/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Oct 2025
- RefusedRetention
RETENTION: Temporary Retention Permission for single storey laundry room extension adjacent to Nos. 4 & 5…
6-9 Camden Place, No. 16 Camden Street and Nos. 2 - 6 Camden Villas, Camden Street, Dublin 2.
WEB5329/25Dublin CityLodged 6 Oct 2025
- InvalidRetention
RETENTION PERMISSION: Temporary retention permission for single storey laundry room extension adjacent to…
6-9 Camden Place, No. 16 Camden Street and Nos. 2 - 6 Camden Villas,, Camden Street, Dublin 2.
WEB5273/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Oct 2025
- GrantedApartments
Permission for the following alterations and extension to no. 70 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 X864, a…
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WEB1367/23Dublin CityLodged 2 May 2023
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