Hospitality House, Nos. 16-20, South Cumberland Street, Dublin 2
Retention and permission for change of use from offices to flexible office and language school use.
3405/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 September 2020
- Reference
- 3405/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of a change of use from office to flexible office/education use for a language school at Unit 1A. It also seeks permission for the same change of use at Unit 1B, both located on the ground floor.
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Official record
Development description
Permission & retention: the retention of a change of use from office use to flexible office/education use (language school for adult education) at unit 1a, and the change of use from office use to flexible office/education use (language school for adult education) at unit 1b, both at ground floor level.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 25, Alexander Court Apts, 11 14 Fenian St Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 155 m |
| Apt 3 - Alexander Court, 11 - 14 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €384,000 | 155 m |
| 16 Alexander Court, Fenian St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €382,500 | 155 m |
| 16 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 207 m |
| 149 Pearse St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €840,000 | 214 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 220 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 220 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 220 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 received18 September 2020
- Decision due12 November 2020
- Decision issued9 November 2020
- Grant issued24 December 2020
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