Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedChange of useDecided 16 August 2024

Bridge House, 24-25 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 . D02X971

Change of use from restaurant to guesthouse bedrooms and associated internal and external alterations.

3899/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 June 2024

Reference
3899/24
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
25 June 2024

Summary

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The development consists of a change of use at basement and ground floors from a restaurant to ancillary guesthouse use, providing 5 new guest bedrooms in total. External modifications include removing a non-original shopfront, installing a contemporary shopfront, and constructing a single-storey rear extension.

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Official record

Development description

  • Protected structure the development consists of: (i) change of use at the basement and ground floors (nos. 24-25) from restaurant to uses ancillary to the existing guesthouse comprising an additional 3 no. Guest bedrooms with ensuites, kitchen, dining room, lounge, office, reception area, stores, and 3 no. W. C. S. The existing kitchen and dining room will be relocated from 1 st floor (no
  • To the basement and replaced with 2 no. Guest bedrooms (5 no. New guest bedrooms in total); (ii) external modifications inclusive of: (a) the removal of the non-original shopfront at ground floor level and associated entrance lobbies, (b) the provision of a contemporary shopfront composed of painted metal cladding to select colour and glazing, (c) the cleaning of the re-exposed granite window cills at first floor level (following shopfront height reduction), (d) the provision at ground floor level of a single-storey extension to the rear of no. 25 to accommodate a suite containing a bedroom and en-suite bathroom around an enclosed yard, (e) amending the shared rear courtyard door to no. 25 to form a window; forming a new door on the north side of the rear extension, (f) removal of redundant mechanical ventilation ductwork and electrical trays to the rear façade and return and making good opes associated with same, (g) removal at second floor level of the non- original metal clad portion of the rear return to no. 25 and reinstatement of the sash window to the rear façade, (h) repair of existing cracks to the front and rear façades and (i) removal of redundant signage and electrics to the front façades. I) internal modifications inclusive of (1) the removal of the 2no. Non-original stairs in no. 24 serving basement level; partial demolition of an existing wall at basement level to accommodate a new staircase in an alternative location, (2) the demolition of existing walls and the forming of new ones at ground floor level to accommodate 3 no. Suites and a wc to the rear of the two buildings; an office to the front of no. 24 and a guest lounge to front of no. 25, (3) the demolition of existing walls and the forming of new ones at basement level to accommodate a dining space in no. 24 and a kitchen in no. 25 along with associated store rooms and wcs, (4) the demolition of existing walls and the forming of new ones at first floor level to accommodate 2 no. Suites containing a bedroom and bathroom each, (5) upgrading of the existing floors to achieve the appropriate acoustic and fire rating per the building regulations. No works proposed at the third, fourth and fifth floor, (vi) existing basement floor slab to be replaced, and (vii) all associated ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The subject properties, 24-25 parliament street, dublin 2, d02 x971, (rps. No. S 6336 and 6337) are protected structures

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC
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

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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 6c, Isoldes Tower, Temple BarAug 2025€470,00021 m
6b Izoldes Tower, Temple Bar, Dublin 2Jun 2025€385,00025 m
Apt 1, The Cutlers, 3 6 Exchange St Upper Dublin 2Oct 2025€359,00054 m
7 The Cutlers, Exchange St., Dublin 8Jun 2025€370,00054 m
14 Pudding Row, Essex St West, Temple Bar Dublin 8May 2025€410,00067 m
15 Pudding Row, Essex St West, Temple Bar Dublin 8May 2025€315,00067 m
34 Pudding Row, Essex St, Temple Bar Dublin 8Jul 2025€410,00067 m
Apt 18, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St Dublin 2Sept 2025€335,00078 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

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  1. Application received25 June 2024
  2. Decision due19 August 2024
  3. Decision issued16 August 2024

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