0.35 hectares at Nos. 31-34 Abbey Street Upper, 42-51 Great Strand Street and bounded by Byrnes Lane, Dublin 1
Construction of a 9-storey aparthotel and a 9-storey hotel in Dublin 1.
3172/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 June 2018
- Reference
- 3172/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 June 2018
- Floor area
- 269 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development on Abbey Street Upper and Great Strand Street consists of a 9-storey aparthotel with 269 bedrooms and a 9-storey hotel with 207 bedrooms. The scheme also includes two retail units, basement levels, and solar panels.
- 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
The proposed development will consist of the construction of a 9 storey (with 7th and 8th floor level setback) over basement aparthotel fronting great strand street, comprising 269 no. Bedrooms and related aparthotel facilities (including reception area, coffee dock, staff accommodation, bin store, switch room and plant area) with a total gross floor area of c. 10,951 sqm (including basement of c. 641 sqm); a 9 storey (with 7th and 8th floor level setback) over basement hotel fronting abbey street upper, comprising 207 no. Bedrooms and related hotel facilities (including reception area, lounge and kitchen, staff accommodation, bin store, switch room and plant area) with a total gross floor of c. 7,348 sqm (including basement of c. 635 sqm); 2 no. Retail units of c. 2,078 sqm and c. 70qm and 2 no. Esb substations at ground floor level. The development will include vehicular access via great strand street to provide service access, bicycle parking spaces, associated lighting, signage, site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply), the provision of suds measures (including attenuation tank below ground and sedum roofs), and pv panels, plant and lift overruns at roof level. The scheme also includes: all hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; relocation of dublin bikes station and provision of vehicle set down along great strand street; provision of connection to building for the luas overhead cable system; changes in level; and all other associated site excavation and site development works above and below ground.
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.
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 12 April 2019.
Notified floor area: 1,500 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 198 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 87 m |
| 201 Bachelors Walk Apts, Liffey St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 307, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €293,500 | 87 m |
| Apt 1, 38 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €2,100,000 | 91 m |
| 16 Butler Court, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 97 m |
| 1 Butler Court, 28 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €452,000 | 103 m |
| 265 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 104 m |
| Apartment 43, 1 Jervis Street, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €380,000 | 104 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 received5 June 2018
- Further information requested5 November 2018
- Further information received7 November 2018
- Decision due4 December 2018
- Decision issued4 December 2018
- Grant issued14 March 2019
- Appeal submitted11 January 2019
- Appeal decided14 March 2019
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