The Travelodge Hotel, Mercer Street Lower, Dublin 2
Facade alterations and change of use of a ground floor meeting room to a bar-restaurant at the Travelodge Hotel.
2937/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 June 2020
- Reference
- 2937/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of minor facade amendments to the hotel along Mercer Street Lower and York Street, including a new entrance canopy, glazing, and signage. It also includes a change of use of the existing ground floor meeting room on York Street to a bar-restaurant.
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 proposed development will consist of the following: (i) minor amendments to the ground foor elevations along mercer street lower and york street to include; (a) the removal of the existing canopy; (b) the over-cladding of the existing brickwork; (c) providing a new replacement glazed screen and canopy at the main front entrance on mercer street lower; (d) providing new details to the configuration of existing windows and screens; (e) providing new fixed projecting awning; (f) new lighting. (ii) new bar-restaurant signage over existing entrance doors at mercer street lower and york street. (iii) a change of use of existing ground floor meeting room on york street to become bar-restaurant.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 21 May 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 August 2021.
Notified floor area: 250 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
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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 received29 June 2020
- Further information requested21 August 2020
- Further information received26 January 2021
- Decision due22 February 2021
- Decision issued22 February 2021
- Grant issued6 April 2021
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