162-164a (inclusive) Capel Street and 33-36 (inclusive) Strand Street Little, Dublin 7
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 5 to 9-storey hotel with a bar, cafe, and shop.
3609/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 October 2020
- Reference
- 3609/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of several buildings, including the Working Men's Club, to construct a 5 to 9-storey over basement hotel. The development will feature an ancillary bar, cafe, and lobby, alongside a retail shop unit on Capel Street.
- Storeys
- 9
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Official record
Development description
- Planning permission for development to include demolition of buildings and redevelopment of partly vacant site for hotel with ancillary bar/cafe lobby fronting capel street/ strand street little junction and shop in 162 capel street. The development consists of the following:- -demolition of 33-36 strand street little (working men's club) and buildings to the rear of the shop at 162 capel street; -construction of a 5 to 9-storey over basement mixed use development with setbacks at 5th and 7th floor levels from the capel street and little strand street frontages; -internal reconfiguration of no. 162 capel street with retail unit at ground floor and hotel accommodation on the floors above, linked into the new building at 1st and 2nd and 3rd floor levels; -basement level accommodating staff facilities, meeting room, admin office, store, toilets, plant rooms, gym, linen store, bicycle parking and basement to shop in no. 162 capel street; -ground floor accommodating hotel reception and foyer accessed from strand street little; hotel dining, kitchen, toilets; licensed cafe/ bar lobby front capel street / strand street little; service yard; shop unit in no. 162 capel street; bin store, esb substation, generator and switchroom accessed from side lane off strand street little
- 1st to 8th floors accommodating 142 no. Hotel bedrooms and ancillary facilities with set back at 1st floor rear, screened plant enclosure at 5th floor recess level and 7th floor rear; -signage and all associated site works and services
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 22 May 2023.
Notified floor area: 5,740 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 Jervis Place, Jervis St, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 38 m |
| 134 Jervis Place, Capel St, Dublin 7 | Jun 2026 | €200,000 | 38 m |
| 132 Jervis Place, Jervis St, Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €257,000 | 38 m |
| 136 Jervis Place, Jervis St, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €240,000 | 38 m |
| Apt 2, 4 Capel St, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €345,000 | 51 m |
| 17 Strand Street Little, Smithfield, Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €636,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 81 m |
| 112 Jervis Place, Abbey St Upper, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €332,000 | 83 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 October 2020
- Decision due16 December 2020
- Decision issued15 December 2020
- Grant issued6 September 2021
- Appeal submitted28 January 2021
- Appeal decided6 September 2021
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