GrantedCommercialDecided 21 October 2019

24-28, Dame Street, which includes The Mercantile Hotel and Dame House, Dublin 2

Redevelopment and expansion of the Mercantile Hotel and Dame House on Dame Street.

2505/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 March 2019

Reference: 2505/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 14 March 2019
Floor area: 73 m²

Summary

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The proposed development involves the partial demolition, refurbishment, and upgrade of the Mercantile Hotel and Dame House, which are protected structures. It includes changing the use of Dame House offices to hotel use, amalgamating the buildings, and replacing the existing mansard roof with a new combined roof level.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: planning permission for development at this site at 24-28 dame street which includes the mercantile hotel and dame house, dublin
The site of 0.0768 ha is bound by dame street to the north, dame lane to the south and south great georges street to the west. The subject site includes protected structures, rps ref. 2103 (24 dame street), rps ref. 2104 (25 dame street) and rps ref. 2105 (26-27-28 dame street), dublin
The proposed development seeks permission for the partial redevelopment and refurbishment of the existing mercantile hotel and dame house, no's 24-28 dame street, dublin
The proposed development comprises of the following
Partial demolition of existing structure (internal and external)
Refurbishment and upgrade of the existing mercantile hotel
Change of use of the existing office development at 1st to 4th floor level of dame house to hotel use
Amalgamation of dame house with the existing mercantile hotel from 1st to 4th floor levels
Removal of existing 5th floor (6 no storey) level mansard roof of the mercantile hotel and provision of a new amalgamated mansard roof level to the mercantile hotel and dame house
Provision of new set back 6th floor (7 no. Storey) to mercantile hotel and dame house
Provision of 5 no. Storey extension over existing ground floor level (6 no. Storey in total) including set back 7 no. Storey to south of the site fronting dame lane
Provision of glazed atrium space between the protected structures and proposed extension
Revised internal layout and reconfiguration of all buildings including the existing bar / restaurant / café units at ground and first floor level
Provision of plant at 5th floor level and roof level
Modifications to all elevations to facilitate the proposed development
Revised shopfronts and signage
Revised basement level and inclusion of additional plant areas
General improvements and repairs to the existing protected structures and all other works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The proposed development will result in an increase in the total number of bedrooms from 28 no. To 109 no. And will include a restaurant / café / bar use. A separate café / restaurant use will also be provided at the junction of dame street and south great georges street. The overall development will increase from 4,158 sq. M to 5,311 sq. M in total

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 24 November 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 April 2025.

Notified floor area: 4,024.1 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€395,000	38 m
3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2	May 2026	€1,600,000	76 m
Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin	Sept 2025	€340,000	86 m
Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar	Nov 2025	€355,000	87 m
Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar	Nov 2025	€355,000	87 m
Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar	Oct 2025	€250,000	98 m
Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€2,250,000	125 m
The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€266,666	131 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 received14 March 2019
Further information requested8 May 2019
Further information received24 September 2019
Decision due21 October 2019
Decision issued21 October 2019
Grant issued17 April 2020
Appeal submitted11 November 2019
Appeal decided17 April 2020

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