The Hely Building, 2-4 Dame Court and 2 Dame Lane, Dublin 2
Conversion of a vacant office building into a 57-bedroom hotel and bar.
3804/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 November 2020
- Reference
- 3804/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 November 2020
- Floor area
- 57 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes changing the use of the vacant Hely Building from offices to a hotel and bar. The project will feature 57 hotel bedrooms, a ground-floor bar, a new universal access entrance, and associated internal and external modifications.
- Residential units
- 57
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
The development will consist of the change of use of the existing vacant building from office use to hotel and bar use, to include: (1) provision of 57 hotel bedrooms, (2) provision of bar at ground floor level accessed from dame court, (3) the lowering of the ground floor level locally to facilitate the provision of a new universal/disabled hotel entrance on the dame lane elevation, (4) provision of new signage to dame court and dame lane elevations, (5) installation of new lift, (6) formation of new door ope at first floor level in the rear (east) elevation to facilitate fire escape, (7) formation of new door ope at ground floor level in the rear (south) elevation to facilitate fire escape, (8) formation of 2no. Window opes at first and second floor level in the rear (south) elevation, (9) replacement of 2no. Existing doors with new windows at first and second floor level in the rear (south) elevation, (10) construction of new 2.4m high louvred screen at first floor level to rear south elevation, (11) all internal modifications, repair works, site and services works to facilitate the development.
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 31 January 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 March 2023.
Notified floor area: 1,935 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 75 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 97 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 115 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 121 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 131 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 131 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 135 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 158 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 received25 November 2020
- Further information requested28 January 2021
- Further information received12 March 2021
- Decision due8 April 2021
- Decision issued7 April 2021
- Grant issued19 May 2021
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