38, Charlemont Street, Dublin 2
Renovation and extension to change a shop to a cafe and residential space to hotel bedrooms.
2891/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 May 2018
- Reference
- 2891/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 May 2018
- Floor area
- 2 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves renovating and extending the property to facilitate a change of use from a shop to an own-door cafe at ground floor level, and from residential to hotel bedrooms at first floor level. It includes the demolition of an existing rear extension and construction of a new two-storey rear extension to connect with an adjoining hotel development.
- Residential units
- 2
- 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
The development will consist of renovation and extension of no. 38 charlemont street to facilitate a change of use from shop to own-door cafe at ground floor level and from residential to hotel bedrooms at first floor level. The proposed development provides for the demolition of existing rear extension and development of a two-storey extension to the rear of no. 38 (approximately 41.5sqm) which is connected to the hotel development permitted under reg. Ref. 2907/15 (abp ref. Pl29s. 246118), as amended by reg. Refs. 3894/16, reg. Ref. 3976/17 and 2266/18 and currently under construction, at ground floor level. The proposed development will provide an independent cafe (approximately 46.7sqm) at ground floor level, accessed via charlemont street, with 2 no. Hotel bedrooms at first floor level, associated with and accessed via the adjoining hotel development currently under construction (increasing total number of bedrooms permitted under reg. Ref. 2907/15 (abp ref. Pl29s. 246118) as subsequently amended from 187 no. Bedrooms previously permitted to 189 no. Bedrooms); together with all associated internal works; renewal of existing shopfront; removal of existing billboard on northern elevation and all associated elevational, site and development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 17 February 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 2 March 2022.
Notified floor area: 142 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €460,000 | 61 m |
| Apt 34, Harcourt Green, Charlemont St Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €335,000 | 75 m |
| 51 Harcourt Green, Charlemount St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €545,000 | 75 m |
| 77 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 104 m |
| 76 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €725,000 | 104 m |
| 15 Charlemont Mall, Portobello, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €800,000 | 109 m |
| 164 Faiche Fhearchair, Baile �tha Cliath 2 | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 118 m |
| 165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €67,833 | 118 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 received1 May 2018
- Decision due25 June 2018
- Decision issued25 June 2018
- Grant issued1 August 2018
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