The Gresham Hotel (The Lavery Wing), at Thomas Lane, Dublin 1.
Conversion of two floors of a car park into 48 hotel bedrooms at the rear of the Gresham Hotel.
3555/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 July 2019
- Reference
- 3555/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 July 2019
- Floor area
- 48 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a change of use for the first and second floors of an existing car park to provide 48 hotel bedrooms. The works will include elevational changes and associated site works. While the main Gresham Hotel is a protected structure, the development is located in the rear Lavery Wing and has no impact on it.
- Residential units
- 48
- Storeys
- 2
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 development for the change of use of 2 floors of a car park from car parking spaces to hotel bedrooms to the rear of the gresham hotel (lavery wing), at thomas lane, dublin 1, d01 tw21. The development will consist of: the change of use of the first floor (1109 sqm) and the second floor (950 sqm) from a car park to provide for a total of 48 no. Bedrooms (24 no. On each floor). The proposal includes elevational changes and associated site works. The main gresham hotel building is a protected structure, however the proposed development has no impact on the protected structure building.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 16 March 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 April 2022.
Notified floor area: 2,059 m²
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €223,000 | 65 m |
| 49 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 79 m |
| 63 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €272,000 | 79 m |
| 59 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €284,000 | 79 m |
| 81 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €345,000 | 79 m |
| 11 The Beckett, Cathal Brugha St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 135 m |
| 9 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €243,000 | 135 m |
| 1 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €365,000 | 135 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 received22 July 2019
- Decision due13 September 2019
- Decision issued13 September 2019
- Grant issued22 October 2019
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