Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 28 June 2023

14-19, The Morrison Hotel, Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1, D01K5X5

Internal and external alterations to the Morrison Hotel to add 16 new bedrooms.

3213/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 February 2023

Reference
3213/23
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
14 February 2023

Summary

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This application for a protected structure proposes internal reconfigurations at basement and ground floor levels, alongside external extensions at the fourth floor. The works will add 16 new bedrooms to the hotel, bringing the total to 161.

Commercialhotelprotected structureextension
Floor area
134 m²

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission: the development will consist of internal reconfiguration at basement and ground floor level and internal alterations and external extensions at fourth floor level to the existing hotel to provide 16no. Additional bedrooms (161 in total), as follows: (1) basement level: 4no. En-suite bedrooms at basement level in lieu of gym area and storage and provision of new smaller gym and storage rooms; (2) ground level: 8no. En-suite bedrooms at ground floor in lieu of existing 3no. Adjacent meeting rooms and extending into the existing external courtyard and involving the creation a larger external courtyard to suit the new bedroom layout; (3) fourth floor: 4no ensuite bedrooms provided on existing external terraces either side of the existing lift core on strand street great elevation accessed from existing fourth floor bedroom corridor and resulting in new build extensions at this level of 134sqm. Proposals at this level also include a new service door to the retained terrace area and a new escape stairs to the roof level. (4) roof level: new plant enclosure to facilitate generator relocated from fourth floor terrace. The proposed development increases the overall hotel from 9580sqm to 9670sqm (an overall net increase of 90sqm gross floor area) and the total number of hotel bedrooms will increase from 145no. To 161 no. 14 & 15 ormond quay lower are protected structures (rps ref: 6062 and 6063).

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 1 November 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 July 2025.

Notified floor area: 487.3

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
62 Ha'Penny Bridge House, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1Apr 2026€338,00051 m
43 Hapenny Bridge House, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1Nov 2025€396,00051 m
Apt 17, Halfpenny Bridge House, Ormond Quay Dublin 1Dec 2025€365,00051 m
30 Hapenny Bridge House, Lwr Ormond Quay, Dublin 1Feb 2025€393,00051 m
59 Hapenny Bridge House, Dublin 1, DublinMay 2026€425,00051 m
44 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1Sept 2025€395,00056 m
Apt 23, No 1, Jervis StreetJun 2025€385,00056 m
Apt 3, 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1not full market priceOct 2025€255,00056 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

  1. Application received14 February 2023
  2. Decision due28 June 2023
  3. Decision issued28 June 2023
  4. Appeal submitted25 July 2023
  5. Appeal decided1 March 2024
  6. Permission expiry26 April 2029

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