The Westbury Hotel, Balfe St, Harry St and Clarendon St, Dublin, D02 CH66
Conversion of four hotel bedrooms into a luxury gym with a roof extension.
3487/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 December 2025
- Reference
- 3487/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal at the Westbury Hotel involves changing the use of four bedrooms on the second floor into a luxury gym. It also includes building a 41 square meter gym extension on the roof of the existing rear kitchen.
- Floor area
- 165 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for proposed change of use of 4no. Bedrooms (124sqm) to a luxury gym including an additional 41 sqm gym extension on the roof of the existing rear kitchen, all at 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 169 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 234 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 237 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 237 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 237 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 237 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 237 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 237 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 received9 December 2025
- Decision due11 February 2026
- Decision issued10 December 2025
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