RefusedChange of useDecided 22 November 2021

36-37 Clanbrassil Street Upper, Portobello, Dublin 8

Change of use from offices to an 8-bedroom guest house, including an additional floor, rooftop garden, and a three-storey extension.

3587/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 September 2021

Reference: 3587/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 28 September 2021

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of existing office units into an 8-bedroom guest house. It includes internal alterations, adding an additional floor with a rooftop garden, a three-storey extension to the front, side, and rear, and replacing a single-storey front salon.

Change of useguest houseextensiontourism

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for change of use from office units to 8 bedroom guest house accommodation, internal alterations and additional floor added to existing building with rooftop garden for open space, 3 storey extension to front, side and rear of existing structure and replacement of single storey salon to front, existing basement being used for storage and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 7 Portobello Wharf, Windsor Terrace, Dublin 8	Dec 2025	€352,000	25 m
5 Portabellowharf, Windsor Terrace, Portobello Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€396,000	25 m
5 Clanbrassil Close, Upr Clanbrassil St, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€524,500	83 m
50 Clanbrassil St Upper, Dublin 8, Dublin	Jan 2025	€990,000	106 m
52 Clanbrassil St Upper, Dublin 8, Dublin	Dec 2025	€985,000	118 m
3 Longwood Avenue, Portobello, Dublin	Jan 2025	€1,400,000	121 m
37 Longwood Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€830,000	127 m
6 Harolds Cross Cottages, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	Jul 2025	€340,000	136 m

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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 received28 September 2021
Decision due22 November 2021
Decision issued22 November 2021

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