The Lamplighter, 79 The Coombe/1 Brabazon Street, Dublin 8
Extensions and alterations to The Lamplighter pub for short-term rental amenity rooms.
3215/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 July 2021
- Reference
- 3215/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes a new side door, retractable awnings, and seven flagpoles. It also proposes first and second-floor rear extensions to provide common amenity rooms for short-term rented accommodation.
- Storeys
- 2
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 development consists of: (a) the provision of an opening for new door to the side facing brabazon street, (b) the fitting of fold arm retractable awnings, extending 1500mm beyond face of building to below the fascia signs to the coombe & brabazon street, (c) the fitting of 7 no. 1800mm flag poles to walls between windows on the coombe & brabazon street, (d) the provision of extension at first and second floor to rear for use as common amenity rooms in association with the short term rented accommodation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Watkins Buildings, Old Coombe Rd, Coombe Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €466,000 | 40 m |
| 10 Reginald Sq, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €297,000 | 50 m |
| 13 Watkins Sq, The Coombe, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €390,000 | 52 m |
| 30 Ash Road, Kilcarbery, Dublin 22price excludes VAT | May 2025 | €418,502 | 56 m |
| 14 Reginald Sq, The Coombe, Dublin | May 2026 | €386,000 | 65 m |
| 6 Watkins Sq, Ardee St, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €340,000 | 78 m |
| 36 Reginald St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Jul 2026 | €493,000 | 79 m |
| 65 The Coombe, Dublin 8, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 91 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 received26 July 2021
- Decision due17 September 2021
- Decision issued13 September 2021
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