GrantedCommercialDecided 21 March 2024

36 Bride Street, Dublin 8, D08 AX62 and Molyneux House, 67-69, Bride Street, Dublin 8, D08 C8CN

Amendments to a permitted hotel development on Bride Street, Dublin 8.

3100/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 January 2024

Reference: 3100/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 26 January 2024

Summary

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The application seeks permission for amendments to a previously approved hotel development. Changes include an overall floor area increase of 102.02 sq.m., updates to the retained Stephenson facade drawings, and minor layout and landscaping adjustments.

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Floor area: 102 m²

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for the following amendments to the development permitted by dcc reg. Ref. 2915/20 and abp ref. Abp-309466-21 for a new hotel at this 0.1918 ha site at 36 bride street, dublin 8, d08 ax62 and molyneux house, 67-69, bride street, dublin 8, d08 c8cn (1) overall floor area increase of 102.02 sq. M. (2) updated depiction of retained stephenson facade on drawings to accurately show what is retained on site following completion of updated survey from ground to fifth floor level, (3) change to shape of rear elevation from ground to eight floor level causing a floor area reduction of 8.87 sq. M. At ground floor level, floor area increase of 0.59 sq. M. At 1st to 5th floor level (inclusive), no floor area change at 6th to 8th floor level, (4) basement level plant area reduction of 28.27 sq. M. (5) at ground floor level - landscaping changes within northern external terrace comprising amendments to planters and trees, rearrangement of bike spaces and paving material change, previous void area changed to plant area of 43.10 sq. M. , installation of external lighting, changes to entrance/exit doors on all elevations comprising the removal of one main door entrance door, removal of a door from lobby to outdoor seating area, three meeting room doors change from double to single doors and position change for door exiting onto peter street, new sign over main entrance box (bride street elevation 1-1), replacement of permitted external gates with a double vehicle gate containing single pedestrian gate within it (bride street elevation 1-1), (6) at first floor level - increase in plant area of 15.94 and removal of skylight, (7) at second floor level - steps added to retained stephenson room, (8) at third floor level - amendments to glazed roof comprising pitch angle changed and panels above link bridge changed to opaque, (9) at fourth floor level - stepping out of building line causing floor area increase of 3.8sqm to this floor, (10) at fifth floor level - stepping out of building line (no change in floor area) and additional plant equipment on roof, (11) at sixth floor level - additional plant equipment on roof and change in position of external door, (12) at eighth floor level - increase in the size of plant area by 4.08 sq. M.. (13) john field road elevation 2-2 - changes to fritting on glazed curtain walling comprising the removal of fritting to the upper section panel and material change from brick to grey sto render at 7th and 8th floor, (14) peter street elevation 3-3 window fritting changes comprising vertical frosted sections added to panes, directional change to brickwork from vertical to horizontal, at 3rd floor to 5th floor level - change of poem wording and change in material from brick to bronze lettering, (15) rear elevation 5-5 partial material change from red brick to grey sto render at ground to 8th floor level, level change for plant screen and parapet from +20.04 to 20.24, (16) northern block elevation 6-6 - changes to fritting on curtain walling comprising removal of fritting from upper section of panel and inclusion of artwork on the rear of the retained stephenson facade, (17) southern block elevation 7-7 - partial material change from brickwork to grey sot render 1st to 8th floor, changes to fritting on glazed curtain walling comprising removal of fritting from upper section of panel and addition of vertical frosted sections to panels and directional change of brickwork from vertical to horizontal, (18) rear of retained stephenson facade - additional of artwork from ground to 3rd floor level.

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

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 8 August 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 July 2025.

Notified floor area: 27,138 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
14 John Field Rd, Dublin 8, Dublin	Mar 2026	€638,000	56 m
Apt 46, Canon Court, Bride St Dublin 8	May 2025	€366,000	58 m
Apt 19, Cannon Court, Bride St Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€350,000	58 m
23 Cannon Court, Bride Street, Dublin 8	Nov 2025	€220,000	58 m
33 Canon Court, Bride St, Christchurch Dublin 8	Jun 2026	€357,000	58 m
10 Alexandra Walk, Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€389,000	69 m
Apt 36, Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St	Jun 2026	€370,000	69 m
Apt 5, Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€380,000	69 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

Timeline

Application received26 January 2024
Decision due21 March 2024
Decision issued21 March 2024
Appeal submitted8 April 2024
Appeal decided8 April 2025
Permission expiry22 May 2030

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