Aloft Hotel, Blackpitts, Mill Street, Dublin 8
Change of use from retail to a hotel business centre with a breakout cafe at the Aloft Hotel.
3816/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 August 2018
- Reference
- 3816/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use from retail class 4a to a hotel business centre with a breakout cafe. The development includes 7 meeting rooms, breakout space, toilet facilities, and a cafe area with street-level glazing manifestation and exterior signage.
- Floor area
- 9,577 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for change of use from retail class 4a to hotel business centre with breakout cafe, class 2b at aloft hotel, blackpitts, mill street, dublin
- The development was permitted permission as a mixed use development reg. Ref. 2768/09 as extended to 27th august 2019 under reg. Ref. 2768/09/x1 and subsequent permission granted reg. Ref. 3755/15. There is no change in gross floor area of the hotel at 9577sqm. The proposal includes 7 no. Meeting rooms with breakout space and toilet facilities and a cafe area with manifestation applied to the full height glazing to street level with signage for the cafe to the exterior
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill, Newmarket | Apr 2025 | €330,000 | 25 m |
| 84 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €386,000 | 25 m |
| 71 Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €280,000 | 25 m |
| 97 Newmarket Sq, Mill St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €461,000 | 25 m |
| 68 Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €245,000 | 25 m |
| 49 Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill, Mill St Dublin 8 | Mar 2025 | €255,000 | 56 m |
| 58 Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €275,000 | 56 m |
| Apt 55, Newmarket Sq, Wards Hill Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €125,000 | 56 m |
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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 received29 August 2018
- Decision due23 October 2018
- Decision issued27 September 2018
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