The Westbury Hotel, Balfe Street, Harry Street and Clarendon Street, D02CH66
Four bedrooms at the Westbury Hotel will be converted into a luxury gym with a rooftop extension.
3492/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 December 2025
- Reference
- 3492/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks a change of use for four existing bedrooms (124 sqm) at second-floor level to a luxury gym. It also includes constructing a 41 sqm 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
Proposed change of use of 4 no. 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 161 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 219 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 219 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 219 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 219 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 219 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 219 m |
| Apt 42, Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 219 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 received12 December 2025
- Decision due13 February 2026
- Decision issued16 December 2025
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