31-34 Abbey Street Upper, 42-51 Great Strand Street, Bound By Byrne's Lane, Dublin 1
Amendments to a permitted hotel development to add eight bedrooms and increase storage and retail space.
2997/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 May 2019
- Reference
- 2997/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 May 2019
- Floor area
- 8 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development seeks to amend a permitted hotel scheme by replacing a stairwell to add eight hotel bedrooms across the first to eighth floors. It also includes minor increases to basement storage and ground-floor retail space, alongside facade revisions.
- Residential units
- 8
- Storeys
- 9
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
Permission for development on a site of c. 0.35 hectares at nos. 31-34 abbey street upper, 42-51 great strand street and bounded by byrnes lane, dublin 1 to amend part of the hotel development permitted under dublin city council reg. Ref. 3172/18. The proposed development replaces the permitted stairwell providing access to byrnes lane (from basement to 8th floor level) to now provide for an increase of c. 15.5 sqm to basement storage space, an increase of c. 16.5 sqm to ground floor retail unit to provide a service access/escape and the provision of 8 no. Additional hotel bedrooms (1 no. Bedroom per floor from 1st to 8th floor level (resulting in an increase in the number of permitted hotel bedrooms from 239 no. 247 no. The development also provides for associated revisions to the facade fronting byrnes lane to accommodate the hotel bedrooms and for revisions to the facade of the hotel fronting onto abbey street upper.
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.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received15 May 2019
- Decision due9 July 2019
- Decision issued9 July 2019
- Grant issued21 August 2019
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
Permission to amend part of the development permitted under Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3172/18. The…
site of c. 0.35 hectares at 31-34 Abbey Street Upper, 42-51 Great Strand Street, and bounded by Byrne's Lane, Dublin 1
3093/19Dublin CityLodged 24 May 2019Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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4009/22Dublin CityLodged 19 May 2022Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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4540/19Dublin CityLodged 26 Nov 2019Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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3172/18Dublin CityLodged 5 Jun 2018Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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2356/20Dublin CityLodged 26 Feb 2020Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
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3232/19Dublin CityLodged 11 Jun 2019Commercial
- Refused40 m away
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3804/19Dublin CityLodged 16 Aug 2019Alterations
- Invalid40 m away
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