Hospitality House & Alex Hotel, 16-20 Cumberland Street, Dublin 2 D02Y097 & 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02H678
Demolition of Hospitality House to build an eight-storey hotel extension with 150 bedrooms and a spa.
3938/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 July 2024
- Reference
- 3938/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis major development consists of demolishing the existing Hospitality House building and constructing a new 8-storey over ground floor hotel extension. The new building will feature 150 bedrooms, conference rooms, a spa, dining facilities, and a lower ground level for services.
- Residential units
- 150
- Storeys
- 9
- Floor area
- 9,530 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 of this site at 16-20 cumberland street south, dublin 2, d02y097 and 41- 47 fenian street, dublin 2, d02h578. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing 'hospitality house' building (c. 3059m2), the construction of a new hotel extension building (c. 9530m2 gross area with maximum height of 33.375m), comprising of an 8-story over ground floor level hotel extension and conference rooms with a lower ground level for hotel services, the relocated esb sub-station and switch room accessed from cumberland street south, and the refurbishment of ground and lower ground levels of the existing hotel building (c. 1169m2). The proposed hotel and conferencing extension includes, at lower ground floor: staff facilities (325m2), spa (248m2), bicycle store (70m2), bin store (60m2), storage (105m2); at ground floor: dining (469m2), kitchens (195m2), storage (55m2) , conferencing (333m2), planted areas (147m2), sub-station and switch- room (28m2); at upper floor levels 1 to
- 150 bedrooms and associated ancillary rooms (5437m2), upper planted areas (685m2); to include drainage and all ancillary works on a 0.32 hectare site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 25, Alexander Court Apts, 11 14 Fenian St Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 152 m |
| 16 Alexander Court, Fenian St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €382,500 | 152 m |
| Apt 3 - Alexander Court, 11 - 14 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €384,000 | 152 m |
| 16 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 193 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 207 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 207 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 207 m |
| 149 Pearse St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €840,000 | 229 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 received1 July 2024
- Decision due23 August 2024
- Decision issued8 July 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for 16-20 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2, D02Y097 and 41- 47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02H678.…
Hospitality House , 16-20 Cumberland Street, Dublin 2 D02Y097 & Alex Hotel , 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02H678
4018/24Dublin CityLodged 12 Jul 2024Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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The Alex Hotel, 16-20 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2, D02Y097, and 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02H678.
WEB1707/26Dublin CityLodged 25 Mar 2026Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL — We, Persian Properties Unlimited, intend to apply for permission for development of…
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WEB1673/26Dublin CityLodged 20 Mar 2026Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL — We, Persian Properties Unlimited, intend to apply for permission for development of…
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WEB1779/26Dublin CityLodged 31 Mar 2026Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
PERMISSION & RETENTION: The retention of a change of use from office use to flexible office/education use…
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3405/20Dublin CityLodged 18 Sept 2020Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
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3340/20Dublin CityLodged 8 Sept 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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Hospitality House, 16-20 South Cumberland Street, Dublin 2
3606/18Dublin CityLodged 30 Jul 2018Commercial
- Granted30 m away
RETENTION AND PERMISSION: The development will consist of Retention Permission of the existing 6th Floor…
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WEB2196/26Dublin CityLodged 13 May 2026Retention
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