134, James's Street, Dublin 8
Conversion of a protected structure on James's Street into a 20-bedroom hotel with a new six-storey rear annex.
2285/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 February 2020
- Reference
- 2285/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the refurbishment and change of use of the existing protected structure from a recording studio to a hotel. It includes the demolition of a rear workshop to build a six-storey annex with a rooftop café, connected by two glazed link bridges. An external courtyard, bicycle parking, and associated site works are also proposed.
- Storeys
- 6
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: planning permission for the redevelopment, conservation, refurbishment and change of use to provide a 20-bedroom hotel. The proposed development consists of or comprises the carrying out of works to a protected structure. The proposed development will consist of: a) internal and external modifications, refurbishment and change of use of the existing protected structure and two-storey bow-ended return from its current recording/ rehearsal use to a hotel; b) demolition of the existing two-storey workshop/ music rehearsal space building to the rear of the existing protected structure and construction of six-storey over lower ground floor annex building with rooftop café and two glazed link bridges over two floors to no. 134 james street; c) external courtyard fronting steevens lane; d) all associated site development works, including water/ wastewater services, surface water attenuation, bicycle parking, landscaping, boundary treatments and signage. The proposed development includes a customer entrance from james street and a service entrance to the rear of the property accessible from steevens lane.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 38 Steevens Gate, 126 - 133 James Street, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €545,000 | 51 m |
| 49 Steevens Gate, James St, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 402, Phoenix View, Jamess St Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €382,000 | 108 m |
| 205 Phoenix View, Jamess St, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €265,000 | 108 m |
| 29 Bowlane West, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Nov 2025 | €800,000 | 142 m |
| Apt 9, St James'S Court, Echnlin Street | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 150 m |
| 1 St James Ave, Jamess St, Dublin 8not full market price | Jun 2026 | €150,000 | 177 m |
| 22 Chandlers Guild, Jamess St, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €305,000 | 231 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 received17 February 2020
- Decision due9 April 2020
- Decision issued27 February 2020
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