GrantedCommercialDecided 13 April 2022

16-18, Pembroke Street Lower and Windsor Place, Dublin 2, D02 EC63

Amendments to a permitted hotel scheme, including demolition and reconstruction of the front facade.

3303/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 February 2022

Reference: 3303/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 17 February 2022

Summary

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This application seeks permission to amend a previously permitted hotel development. The works include the demolition of the front facade on Pembroke Street Lower and the construction of a new front facade featuring juliet balconies.

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Development description

Permission for development to amend a previously permitted hotel scheme (dublin city council reg. Ref. 2245/16 & an bord pleanala ref. Pl29s. 246463; as extended by dublin city council reg. Ref. 2245/16/x1; and as amended by dublin city council reg. Ref. 4264/18 & an bord pleanala ref. Abp-303942-19) at a 0.138 ha site at nos. 16-18 pembroke street lower and windsor place, dublin 2, d02 ec63. The site is principally bounded to the: northwest by buildings on windsor place; northeast by no. 15 pembroke street lower and buildings on mackies place, and windsor place; southeast by pembroke street lower; and southwest by nos. 51-52 fitzwilliam square west, dublin
The proposed development, which provides for alterations to the permitted hotel development with related hotel facilities including restaurant, public bar, reception and seating areas, storage, administration and staff facilities, other hotel-related back -of-house areas, plant (including substation with associated switch room), waste storage area and cycle parking, will consist of: demolition of the front (southeast) facade and the construction of a new front (southeast) facade to include juliet balconies and revised pedestrian entrances; demolition of the remaining existing floor plates from basement level to fourth floor (1,305 sq m) previously to be retained and the construction of replacement floor area (1,305 sq m) from basement level to fourth floor with revised finished floor levels; further revisions to floor plates includiing the: extension (15 sq m) to the southeast and the provision of a new lightwell (29 sq m reduction in floor area) at basement level, provision of a lightwell and courtyard (44 sq m reduction in area) at lower ground floor level, alterations to entrance (resulting in a 7 sq m reduction in area) at ground floor level, extension to provide a full floor (189sq m) and further recess at the southeast facade of the rear block (reduction of 2 sq m) at mezzanine level, further recess at the southeast facade of the rear block (reduction of 2 sq m) at both first and second floor levels, the floor area of the permitted third and fourth floor levels to remain unaltered; alterations to internal layouts at basement level to replace meeting rooms and a hotel gym with additional hotel bedrooms and at lower ground floor levels to replace part of the dining room/bar, circulation and back of house areas with additional hotel bedrooms; and internal alterations to the layout of the ground floor level reception, lobby and cafe/bar. The proposed development will result in the net increase in floor area of 118 sq m and 23 no. Additional hotel bedrooms, resulting in a 6 storey (including a roof level store room) over basement and lower ground floor level hotel building with 125 no. Bedrooms and a total gross floor area of 5, 638 sq m. The proposed development also consists of associated hard and soft landscaping; and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including changes in level, boundary treatments and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 2 Windsor Court, Windsor Place, Pembroke St Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€315,000	101 m
3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin	Mar 2025	€500,000	102 m
Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€525,000	103 m
19 Pembroke Lane, Pembroke St Lower, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€602,000	160 m
Apartment 9, Saint Stephens, Leeson Lane	Jan 2026	€585,000	165 m
Apt 10, St Stephens, Leeson Lane	Aug 2025	€550,000	165 m
16 Hume Street, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€400,000	205 m
Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row	Dec 2025	€1,700,000	209 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 received17 February 2022
Decision due13 April 2022
Decision issued13 April 2022
Grant issued26 May 2022

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