GrantedChange of useDecided 13 July 2020

Lands at the corner of Oliver Bond Street and St. Augustine Street, (Mullinahack) Christchurch, Dublin 8

Change of use from a permitted aparthotel to a 95-bedroom hotel with a public bar and restaurant.

2295/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 February 2020

Reference: 2295/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 18 February 2020
Floor area: 24 m²

Summary

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The proposal seeks to change the use of a permitted aparthotel to a 95-bedroom hotel, representing an increase of 24 bedrooms. The development includes a fully licensed public bar and restaurant, internal alterations across all floors, and extensions at ground and basement levels.

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development, which provides for alterations to the permitted building, comprises the change of use from permitted aparthotel with ancillary facilities, to proposed hotel and ancillary facilities, (including fully licensed public bar/restaurant, reception/foyer area, laundry, storage, staff facilities, esb substation/switchroom), internal alterations on all floors and extensions to the permitted ground and basement level. The development also comprises internal alterations to all floors, including the reconfiguration of: bedrooms (resulting in a 95 no. Bedroom hotel, an increase of 24 no. Bedrooms, including 2 no. Bedrooms at basement level and 2 no. At ground floor level); circulation and cores; the introduction of a lightwell to basement level; alterations to the main entrance, plant and back of house areas, including the bin store and cycle parking. The scheme also includes: elevational changes; and associated alterations to the permitted scheme's services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). The resultant overall gross floor area of the proposed building will increase to 2,531 sq m (including internal plant, extensions at basement (total gross floor area proposed 156 sq m) and ground floor (total gross floor level proposed 338 sq m) levels.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 2 May 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 July 2025.

Notified floor area: 2,527.5 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 67, Tandy West Gate, Saint Augustine Street	Feb 2025	€255,000	32 m
25 Block B, Bellvue, Islandbridge Dublin 8	Jan 2026	€324,000	40 m
17 Westgate, St Agustine St, Christchurch Dublin 8	May 2025	€358,000	52 m
61 Westgate, St Augustine St, Dublin 8	Dec 2025	€170,000	55 m
47 City Gate, St Augustine St, Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€307,000	60 m
42 Westgate, St Augustine St, Christchurch Dublin 8	Jan 2025	€328,500	61 m
74 Citygate, St Augustine St, Dublin 8	Feb 2025	€241,000	75 m
3 Westgate, Upper Bridge St, Christchurch Dublin 3	Feb 2025	€325,000	78 m

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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 received18 February 2020
Further information requested17 April 2020
Further information received16 June 2020
Decision due13 July 2020
Decision issued13 July 2020
Grant issued26 August 2020

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