GrantedCommercialDecided 20 August 2018

Site at 493-511, North Circular Road, & 39-41A, Dorset Street Lower (The Big Tree), Dublin 1

Construction of a mixed-use hotel and retail development up to six storeys high, involving partial demolition.

3377/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 June 2018

Reference: 3377/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 June 2018
Floor area: 163 m²

Summary

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The proposed development consists of a mixed-use hotel and retail scheme with a gross floor area of 5,820 sq.m. It includes the demolition of a two-storey terrace building and a single-storey building to build new structures ranging from three to six storeys. The existing Big Tree public house will be retained and extended to include a fourth storey.

Commercialhotelretaildemolitionredevelopment

Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of the construction of a mixed use hotel and retail development comprising a part-three to part-four storey building onto dorset street lower and a part-four to part-six storey building, with the sixth storey set back, over a single level basement, onto north circular road. The development will have an overall gross floor area of 5,820 sq. M. The development will include: a) the demolition of an existing two storey terrace building (no. 41-41a dorset street lower) to be replaced with a part-three and part-four storey building fronting onto dorset street lower adjacent to the big tree public house. Retail use will be accommodated at ground level with hotel accommodation above. B) the big tree public house over basement is to be retained with this building extended to provide a fourth storey. Public house use will be retained at ground level and basement level with hotel accommodation provided above. C) demolition of a single storey building (no. 511 north circular road) and a single storey outbuilding in the central portion of the subject site to be replaced by a part-four to part-six storey building with the sixth storey set back, over a single level basement, onto north circular road to contain hotel accommodation. The proposed hotel will provide for 163 no. Bedrooms, reception, lobby, circulation areas, plant and store rooms, landscaped courtyards to the rear; plant area at roof level and to the rear; an esb substation room accessed from north circular road; associated signage, boundary treatment and ancillary works.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 31 May 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 16 September 2021.

Notified floor area: 244 m²

3 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
31 Belvedere Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin	Sept 2025	€540,000	62 m
466 North Circular Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin	Jul 2026	€1,050,000	69 m
4 Belvidere Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin	Jan 2026	€610,000	88 m
474 North Circular Road, Dublin 1	Jul 2025	€705,000	90 m
47 Derrynane Sq, Dorset St, Dublin 1	Jul 2025	€320,000	94 m
Apt 1, 30 Dorset St, Dublin 1	Oct 2025	€471,000	107 m
110 Derrynane Sq, Lower Dorset St, Dublin 7	Aug 2025	€330,000	112 m
20 St Benedicts Gardens, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7	Jan 2025	€345,000	116 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 received27 June 2018
Decision due21 August 2018
Decision issued20 August 2018
Grant issued26 September 2018

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