19-21, Spring Garden Street and Nos. 2, 4 & 6 Annesley Place, Dublin 3
Demolition of existing buildings to construct a five-storey mixed-use scheme with a retail unit and a 41-unit aparthotel.
2320/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 March 2021
- Reference
- 2320/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes the demolition of existing commercial, light industrial, and residential buildings totaling 1,086 sqm. In their place, a new 2,426 sqm mixed-use scheme will be built, featuring a ground-floor retail unit and a five-storey aparthotel containing 41 units, a reception, a café, and roof terraces.
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 2,426 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the demolition of all existing buildings (c. 1,086 sqm) including three former residential units with ground floor commercial at nos. 2, 4 and 6 annesley place and the former light industrial and commercial building at 19-21 spring garden street and the construction of a mixed use scheme (2,426 sqm) comprising: a ground floor retail unit (458 sqm) fronting spring garden street and annesley place; an aparthotel (1,878 sqm) fronting annesley place, arranged over five floors, consisting of 41 no. Aparthotel units with reception and café at ground floor, (36 no. 1 bedroom, 4 no. 1 bed suite and 1 no. 2 bed duplex), 25 of the aparthotel units include balconies, 2 no. Landscaped roof terraces at 3rd floor level (85 sqm and 52 sqm respectively); 2 no. Accessible parking spaces and a bicycle store (32 no. Spaces) shared plant and ancillary facilities including refuse store (35 sqm), switch room and plant rooms (90 sqm) located to the rear of the proposed site; boundary screen walls, gates, vehicular entrance (off spring garden street) and pedestrian entrances (off annesley place and spring garden street) signage and all associated site and landscaping works on and above ground.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 St Patricks Avenue, North Strand, Dublin 3 | Feb 2025 | €241,000 | 17 m |
| 14 St Patricks Avenue, North Strand, Dublin 3 | May 2025 | €225,000 | 18 m |
| 12 Enaville Ave, Ballybough, Dublin 3 | Jan 2025 | €262,000 | 67 m |
| 108 North Strand Rd, Business Unit, Dublin 3 | May 2025 | €540,000 | 74 m |
| 31 Annesley Ave, Dublin 2, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 74 m |
| Flat 1, 107 North Strand Rd, Dublin 3 | May 2025 | €540,000 | 78 m |
| 106 Strand Rd North, Dublin 3, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €354,166 | 80 m |
| Apartment 2, 18 Nottingham Street, Dublin 3price excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €382,500 | 81 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 received3 March 2021
- Further information requested27 April 2021
- Further information received11 August 2021
- Decision due7 September 2021
- Decision issued7 September 2021
- Grant issued6 April 2022
- Appeal submitted4 October 2021
- Appeal decided6 April 2022
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