33-34 Gardiner Street Lower/ Deverell Place, Dublin 1
Change of use of a protected office building to a 17-bedroom guesthouse, with retention of minor interior and basement alterations.
3057/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 June 2021
- Reference
- 3057/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 June 2021
- Floor area
- 19 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert 33 Gardiner Street Lower and an interlinked rear building from office to guesthouse use, adding 17 ensuite bedrooms. It also seeks retention permission for minor interior alterations to number 34, courtyard elevation changes, and a sub-basement level. Both main buildings are Protected Structures.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: permission & retention: permission for proposed change of use of no. 33 gardiner street lower/ deverell place dublin 1 and the ground floor & basement level of the interlinked building to the rear of no. 33-34 gardiner street lower / deverell place, from office use to guesthouse use, providing an additional 17 no. Ensuite bedrooms and ancillary rooms situated in both buildings, all to function as a single guesthouse in both no. 33 and 34 gardiner street lower, dublin 1, both of which are protected structures. Retention permission is also sought for minor alterations to interiors of no. 34 gardiner street, alterations to the courtyard elevational treatment of the building to the rear of 33-34 gardiner street / deverell place together with the retention of the sub-basement level partially beneath the building to the rear of 33-34 gardiner street / deverell place, dublin 1.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Custom Hall, Deverell Place, Gardiner St Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €237,000 | 31 m |
| 8 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €425,000 | 31 m |
| 53 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 63 m |
| 29 Champions Avenue, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €399,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 18, Moland House, Talbot St Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 95 m |
| 96 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 105 m |
| 80 Custom Hall, Deverell Place, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €365,000 | 105 m |
| 98 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 105 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 received30 June 2021
- Further information requested24 August 2021
- Further information received15 September 2021
- Decision due12 October 2021
- Decision issued12 October 2021
- Grant issued24 November 2021
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