The Shelbourne Hotel, 27/34 St. Stephen's Green and 12 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Widening of a rear door at the Shelbourne Hotel for fire safety.
3499/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 December 2025
- Reference
- 3499/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works at the Shelbourne Hotel, a protected structure, involve widening an existing masonry door opening on the rear elevation at the Kildare Street corner to install a wider fire-safety compliant doorset.
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
Protected structure : the widening of an existing door opening within a masonary wall on the rear elevation at the kildare street corner to facilitate the installation of a wider doorset for fire safety compliance .
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 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row | Dec 2025 | €1,700,000 | 123 m |
| 16 Hume Street, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 132 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 216 m |
| 23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €950,000 | 216 m |
| 3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €500,000 | 258 m |
| Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €525,000 | 263 m |
| Apt 10, St Stephens, Leeson Lane | Aug 2025 | €550,000 | 299 m |
| Apartment 9, Saint Stephens, Leeson Lane | Jan 2026 | €585,000 | 299 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 December 2025
- Decision due20 February 2026
- Decision issued19 February 2026
- Permission expiry10 May 2031
In the area
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