RefusedCommercialDecided 1 December 2021

The Lansdowne Hotel, 27/29 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

New cafe structure and pergolas in the hotel forecourt, plus retention of a rear smoking area and canopy structures.

3652/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 October 2021

Reference: 3652/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 7 October 2021

Summary

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Permission is sought for a new single-storey cafe and covered pergolas in a landscaped garden within the hotel's front forecourt, including a wheelchair lift. Retention permission is also sought for the rear smoking area, sunken garden, and glazed canopy structures at this Protected Structure.

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Official record

Development description

Permission and retention permission: protected structure: planning permission for a new single storey cafe structure and associated covered pergola structures to be located on both sides of a new landscaped and terraced garden within the existing forecourt and car park at the front of the lansdowne hotel. A proposed external wheelchair lift located beside the front entrance no 29 with associated alterations to a front window to facilitate access, internal alterations at basement level to facilitate access from the lift and also to provide for an accessible wc. Permission also sought for retention of the use of the existing smoking area and sunken garden at the rear of the hotel for public use together with retention of the glazed canopy structures and associated landscaping works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1, Arranmore, 13-17 Pembroke Road	Nov 2025	€455,000	88 m
41 Pembroke Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€1,776,000	94 m
Apt 2 Herbert Mews, 22 Baggot Lane, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€535,000	106 m
2 Heytesbury Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€2,080,000	112 m
12 Baggot Lane, Dublin 4, Dublin	May 2025	€970,000	112 m
Apt 3, 56 Pembroke Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€1,800,000	118 m
7 Pembroke Rd, Dublin 4, Dublin	Dec 2025	€2,250,000	120 m
12 Eastmoreland Place, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€650,000	127 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received7 October 2021
Decision due1 December 2021
Decision issued1 December 2021
Appeal submitted11 January 2022
Appeal decided7 July 2023

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