Nos. 18/19 Duke Street and No. 8 Duke Lane Upper, Dublin 2
Retention of change of use from retail office to a 17-bedroom hotel within a protected structure.
3449/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 March 2024
- Reference
- 3449/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 27 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the change of use from a retail office to a hotel with 17 bedrooms across the first, second, third, and fourth floors. The works include internal modifications, provision of bathrooms, fire safety upgrades, and repair of sliding sash windows.
- Residential units
- 17
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: retention: (a) change of use from retail office to hotel with 17 no. Of hotel bedrooms (at first, second, third and fourth levels); (b) general alterations including the following: provision of bathrooms and relocation of internal partitions, upgrading of fire resistance of doors and floors, and repair of sliding sash windows, with internal modifications and associated site works.
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 B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 249 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 312 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 379 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 383 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 383 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 383 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 383 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 383 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 March 2024
- Decision due21 May 2024
- Decision issued16 May 2024
- Appeal submitted12 June 2024
- Appeal decided11 July 2025
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