A 0.1401 Ha Site on Lands at Molyneux Yard and Engine Alley and the site to the rear of No. 83 Meath Street, Dublin 8, (the site includes No. 75 Molyneux Yard)
Amendments to a permitted hotel development, reducing the room count from 265 to 235.
3687/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 May 2024
- Reference
- 3687/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks amendments to a permitted hotel development. Key changes include a reduction in hotel bedrooms from 265 to 235, a new stair core, a minor height increase of 0.58m for lift overruns, and internal layout modifications.
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Official record
Development description
Permission : amendment permission to the permitted hotel development granted under dcc reg. Ref. 4262/19 & amended under reg. Ref.. 4017/20 (abp ref. Pl29s. 309781) at a 0.1401 ha site on lands at molyneux yard and engine alley and the site to the rear of no. 83 meath street, dublin 8 (the site includes no. 75 molyneux yard as detailed on eircode mapper). The development will principally consist of: the provision of a new stair core and amendments to the layout of all permitted stair cores, as required for the fire safety certificate, resulting in an increase in floor area by c. 8 sq m; a reduction in the number of hotel bedrooms from 265 no. To 235 no. Bedrooms; a minor increase in the maximum height of the building by 0.58 metres to cater for lift overruns , minor revised elevational treatments; internal changes to the permitted internal layout; and all associated works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Catherine St, Meath St, Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €597,009 | 73 m |
| Apartment 6, Meath Hall, 32 33 33a Meath St | Apr 2026 | €266,000 | 109 m |
| 8 Gray Sq, The Liberties, Dublin 8 | Jul 2026 | €375,000 | 115 m |
| 7 Tramway Exchange, 27 Carman's Hall, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €395,000 | 128 m |
| Apartment 13, Tramyard Exchange, 27 Carman's Hall | Feb 2025 | €560,000 | 128 m |
| 2 Meath Terrace, Meath Place, The Coombe Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €632,500 | 142 m |
| 22 Gray Sq, Meath St, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €275,000 | 147 m |
| 1 Cathrines Close, Carmans Hall, Dublin 8 | Apr 2026 | €351,000 | 148 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received15 May 2024
- Decision due9 July 2024
- Decision issued9 July 2024
- Appeal submitted6 August 2024
- Appeal decided18 February 2025
- Permission expiry2 December 2025
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