Site of C.0.56 hectares at No. 97, Abbey Street Middle, Dublin 1, D01 F3A3 and Nos. 7-15 Henry Street, Dublin 1 D01 C33Y9
Demolition of structures and construction of a 257-bedroom hotel behind Middle Abbey Street and Henry Street.
3531/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 July 2018
- Reference
- 3531/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 July 2018
- Floor area
- 257 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a three-storey Eircom structure and the top three levels of the Arnotts' car park. A new hotel with 257 bedrooms, a restaurant, bar, and ancillary facilities will be built, alongside the refurbishment of No. 97 Middle Abbey Street.
- Residential units
- 257
- Storeys
- 9
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
Development of an hotel on a site of c. 0.56 hectares at no. 97, abbey street middle, dublin 1, d01 f3a3 and nos. 7-15 henry street, dublin 1 d01 c33y9. The proposed development will consist of demolition of the existing 3 no. Storey eircom structure to the rear of no. 97 middle abbey street (2,399 sq. M); decommissioning and demolition of the top three open-air levels of the arnotts' car park at nos. 7-15 henry street; development of a 9 no. Storey over basement element fronting william's lane, and a 3 no. Storey element above arnotts' car park, and 2 no. Storey element above arnotts' store, to provide hotel (257 no. Bedrooms and related ancillary hotel facilities and restaurant uses (including reception area, lobby, public bar, drink storage, cold room, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant. Refuse area and bicycle parking area)) with a total new build gross floor of 10,276 sq m (including 567 sq m basement); provision of an esb substation and the refurbishment and extension of no. 97 middle abbey street (total floor area of 416 sq m (including 138 sq m basement);lighting, pedestrian accesses via william's lane; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); all hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; change in level; and all other associated site excavation and site development works above and below ground. The total gross floor area of the overall development is 10,692 sq m.
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 1, 94 Middle Abbey St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €2,000,000 | 53 m |
| 84 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €1,000,000 | 117 m |
| 303 The Lotts, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 119 m |
| Apt 336, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 119 m |
| 324 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 119 m |
| 319 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €265,000 | 123 m |
| 219 Bachelors Walk Apts, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €254,000 | 124 m |
| Apt 215 Bachelors Walk, Norths Lotts, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €257,000 | 126 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 July 2018
- Decision due11 September 2018
- Decision issued11 September 2018
- Grant issued17 October 2018
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