GrantedCommercialDecided 27 January 2021

No. 3 Parnell Street, Nos. 4, 5 & 6 Parnell Street and Nos. 58 & 59 Capel Street, Dublin 1

Demolition and alterations to several buildings on Parnell Street and Capel Street to accommodate a new hotel development.

3281/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 August 2020

Reference: 3281/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 31 August 2020

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of existing structures at 4-6 Parnell Street and parts of 58-59 Capel Street. Internal and external alterations will be made to the protected three-storey over basement building at 3 Parnell Street to facilitate the new hotel.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: no. 3 parnell street (a protected structure rps. 6422) and nos. 4, 5 & 6 parnell street ( a corner site with jervis lane upper dublin
And nos. 58 & 59 capel street, dublin 1 (which abuts jervis lane upper, dublin 1 to the rear). The development will consist of: (1) demolition of nos. 58 and 59 capel street (excluding the front west-facing facades, the rear east-facing facade of the building to rear of 58 capel street fronting jervis lane upper, shared party wall between properties and the original internal structure of no. 58), (2) demolition of existing single storey structures comprising nos 4-6 parnell street, (3) internal and external alterations to the existing three storey, over basement building at no. 3 parnell street (a protected structure) to accommodate new hotel development with original brickwork to be cleaned and repointed and new traditionall style timber windows to be provided in existing opes on front (north facing) facade, existing chimney stack to be retained and refurbished; part-removal of internal partitions/walls to faciliate reconfiguration/refurbishment of ground floor, first floor and second floor levels of no. 3 parnell street to facilitate proposed entrance foyer/lobby, bedrooms and connection (including new feature atrium to rear of existing building) to new hotel develoment, provision of replacement shop front on no. 3 parnell street with associated lighting, signage and new glazed canopy above replacement shopfront, (4) alteration of fenestration, refurbishment and extension by 1 no. Storey of rear east-facing facade at 58 capel street, refurbishment of front west-facing facade at nos. 58 & 59 capel street to original state with existing brickwork and cleaned and repointed along with the installation of new traditional-style timber windows to replace existing non-original windows; provision of replacement shopfronts to nos. 58 & 59 capel street with associated lighting and signage; (5) construction of a part-five, part-six, part-seven storey (maximum height 25.36 metres from ground level) and over basement 94-bedroom contemporaty hotel on the overall site comprising the following: (i) whiskey lounge (30 sq. M. ) with associated service bar, wine cellar (20 sq. M. ) with associated service bar, toilets, spa facilities including steam room & sauna with associated reception area, toilets, changing rooms and office/accounts/admin space, kitchen /food prepartion areas, bicyle store, luggage store, linen store and associated laundry wash area, plant, storage, water storage attenuation tank and staff facilities at basement level; (ii) hotel entrance foyer, lobby/reception, check-in area, atrium, restaurant (162 sq. M. ) accessible via parnell street and jervis lane upper with associated kitchen space, lounge/bar/coffee area (148 sq. M. ) external courtyard/seating area (64 sq. M. ), cocktail/wine bar (46 sq. M) sub station and wheelchair accessible toilets at ground floor level; (iii) provision of 94 no. Hotel bedrooms at ground, first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floor levels; (iv) residents private lounge/bar (66 sq. M. ) at sixth floor level with balcony area( 36 sq. M. ) to the northern & eastern elevations . Room no. 503 at fifth floor level will be served by balcony on the northern & eastern elevations and room nos. 602 & 603 at sixth floor level will be served by balconies on the southern elevation. A light well is provided from ground to fourth floor level on the southern elevation within the south-eastern corner of the site, (6) other works proposed as part of the development iclude: (a) roof plant; (b) facade treatments to new hotel development to include brick and glazing detail with metal cladding on all elevations; (c) suds drainage; (d) all associate site works necesary to facilitate the developement

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 17 February 2025.

Notified floor area: 4,067 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
151 152 Apt 4, Parnell St, Dublin 1	Jul 2025	€233,000	12 m
2a Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€308,625	13 m
24 Loftus Court, Parnell Street, Dublin 1	Dec 2025	€275,000	37 m
1 Loftus Court, Parnell St, Dublin 1	Dec 2025	€426,000	51 m
Apt 2 Chandler's Court, 49/50 Capel Street, Dublin 1	Jan 2025	€222,000	58 m
Apt 45, 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1	Jan 2025	€392,500	61 m
55 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1, Dublin	Apr 2025	€320,000	61 m
Apt 35, 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1	Apr 2025	€305,000	61 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 received31 August 2020
Further information requested23 October 2020
Further information received22 December 2020
Decision due27 January 2021
Decision issued27 January 2021
Grant issued24 September 2021
Appeal submitted2 March 2021
Appeal decided24 September 2021

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