12 Camden Row, Saint Kevin's, Dublin 8, D08 FP38
Demolition of an existing building to construct a 7-storey, 195-bedroom hotel with a basement.
3750/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 May 2023
- Reference
- 3750/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of the existing 2,155.9 sqm building and the construction of a 7-storey over basement hotel. The hotel will provide 195 bedrooms, a reception gallery, a restaurant, a patio, and a garden.
- Storeys
- 7
- Floor area
- 5,511 m²
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 at this (c. 0.113 ha) site. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing building on site (c. 2,155.9 sq. M) and the construction of a 7 storey (over basement) hotel (total height c. 22.45 metres above ground level) with setback upper floor (including external terrace), providing 195 bedrooms with reception gallery and restaurant, patio area and garden at the western elevation at ground floor level, cycle parking accessed from camden row, plant and staff facilities at basement and ground floor level, landscaping, waste storage area at the eastern elevation at ground level, alongside substation and switch room (accessed via undercroft from camden row), sedum green/ blue roof and all associated works to facilitate the development. The total gross floor area proposed is c. 5,511.1 sqm including a c. 614.4 sqm basement.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 50 m |
| 7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €585,000 | 86 m |
| 62 Synge Street, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €625,000 | 109 m |
| 61a Synge St, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Jan 2025 | €500,000 | 116 m |
| 4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 1 Grantham Mews, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €446,000 | 145 m |
| 6 Synge Street, Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €785,000 | 160 m |
| 38 Wexford St, Apt 1, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €800,000 | 161 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 May 2023
- Decision due6 July 2023
- Decision issued29 May 2023
In the area
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- Invalid60 m away
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WEB2713/24Dublin CityLodged 13 Dec 2024Commercial
- Invalid60 m away
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WEB5035/25Dublin CityLodged 4 Sept 2025Commercial
- Withdrawn60 m away
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- Refused60 m away
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4221/24Dublin CityLodged 29 Aug 2024Commercial
- Granted60 m away
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