35 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure) extending to 35 Camden Place Dublin 2, (with connections to the yards (front & rear) of the Dean Hotel at 34 Harcourt Street/Camden Place, & to the rear block of the new hotel at No 36 Harcourt Street.
Demolition of outbuildings and change of use of a protected structure to a 21-bedroom hotel with a new four-storey rear block.
3086/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 January 2023
- Reference
- 3086/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 January 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the premises from commercial to a hotel with 21 bedrooms, a spa, and a restaurant. It includes the demolition of rear store-rooms, the construction of a new four-storey building abutting Camden Place, and extensive internal and external conservation works.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: permission for the following at no 35 harcourt street, dublin 2 (protected structure) extending to 35 camden place dublin 2, (with connections to the yards (front and rear) of the dean hotel at 34 harcourt street/ camden place, and to the rear block of the new hotel at no 36 harcourt street (protected structure)/ camden place, dublin 2): a) the demolition of late twentieth century single storey store-rooms to the rear, at no. 35 camden place street level; b) change of use of the entire remaining premises from commercial use to hotel; c) the construction of a four-storey building to the rear, abutting camden place and the rebuilding of the current ground level element of the block connecting the front and rear. D) general alterations including the following: provision of bathrooms, relocation of internal partitions, reinstatement of original 2nd to 3rd floor stairs, installation of building services, upgrading of fire resistance of doors and floors, repair of sliding sash windows, repair and repointing of brick façade, and recovering of roof. The entire to have 21 no bedrooms, spa, and restaurant, with service access via the rear yard of the dean hotel at no 34 harcourt street; interconnections in the new rear block, at four floor levels, to the rear block of new hotel at 36 harcourt street/camden place, dublin 2; and external connection between the front basement area of nos 35 and 34 harcourt street, dublin 2.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 6 January 2025.
Notified floor area: 206 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 21 m |
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 44 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 3, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €480,000 | 132 m |
| Apt 1, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €460,000 | 132 m |
| 6 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €386,000 | 151 m |
| 25 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 151 m |
| 4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 172 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 received23 January 2023
- Decision due20 September 2023
- Decision issued20 September 2023
- Permission expiry15 December 2028
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