GrantedAlterationsDecided 17 September 2020

Lands (c.0.064ha) including, 1 and 3, Prince's Court at the junction of Gloucester Street South and Prince's Street South, Dublin 2

Amendments to a permitted hotel development in Dublin 2 to add five rooms and modify setbacks.

3088/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 July 2020

Reference: 3088/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 24 July 2020
Floor area: 5 m²

Summary

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The application seeks permission for amendments to a previously permitted hotel development. The changes include adding 5 hotel rooms to bring the total to 113, infilling permitted setbacks on the 6th and 7th floors, and minor entrance modifications. This will result in a minor increase in total floor area to 4,795.7 sq.m.

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Residential units: 113
Storeys: 8

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for amendments to previously permitted hotel development (reg. Ref. 4805/19) on lands (c. 0.064ha) including no. 1 and no. 3 prince's court, at the junction of gloucester street south and prince's street, south, dublin
The proposed amendments comprise of the following: - provision of 5 no. Additional hotel rooms, increasing the number of rooms from 108 no. Permitted to 113 no. - infill of permitted set back on the 6th floor level to the west elevation with set back now occurring at 8th floor and part 7th floor level. - infill of permitted set back at 6th floor level on the south elevation with the set back now occurring on the 7th floor level. - infill of permitted set back at 7th floor on the south east elevation with the set back now occurring at 8th floor level. - minor modifications to the permitted entrance door detail. - internal reconfiguration of the permitted 6th and 7th floor hotel layout. The overall development will result in a minor increase the total floor area from gfa of c. 4,655.2 sq. M previously permitted under reg. Ref. 4805/19 to c. 4,795.7 sq. M gfa

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 22 September 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 December 2022.

Notified floor area: 4,795.7 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Petersons Court, City Quay, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€587,000	96 m
43 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€520,000	143 m
65 Hyde Court, Townsend Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€370,000	143 m
57 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€585,000	143 m
Apt 38, Hyde Court, Townsend St Dublin 2	May 2025	€546,000	143 m
62 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€477,000	143 m
59 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2	Jul 2026	€655,000	143 m
17 Lombard St East, Dublin 2, Dublin	Sept 2025	€445,000	151 m

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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

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Application received24 July 2020
Decision due17 September 2020
Decision issued17 September 2020
Grant issued2 November 2020

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