Site of c. 0.35 ha on lands at Nos. 31-34 Abbey Street Upper, 42-51 Great Strand Street and bounded by Byrnes Lane, Dublin 1
Construction of an 11-storey hotel and a 10-storey aparthotel with retail units over a shared basement.
4009/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 May 2022
- Reference
- 4009/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis large-scale mixed-use development consists of an 11-storey hotel with 252 bedrooms fronting Abbey Street and a 10-storey aparthotel with 222 bedrooms fronting Great Strand Street. The scheme includes two ground-floor retail units, courtyards, and a shared basement.
- Storeys
- 11
- Floor area
- 24,429 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
The proposed mixed-use development will consist of the construction of an 11-storey (with 9th and 10th floors set back) over shared basement hotel building fronting abbey street (comprising 252 no. Bedrooms and related hotel facilities including reception area, lounge and bar, 2 no. External courtyards on the 1st floor, staff facilities, bin store, switch room and plant areas) and a 10-storey (with 7th and 9th floors set back) over shared basement aparthotel block fronting great strand street (comprising 222 no. Bedrooms and related aparthotel facilities including reception area, lounge, restaurant, gym, 1 no. External courtyard area at 1st floor level, staff accommodation, bin store, switch room and plant areas); 2 no. Retail units at ground floor level (c. 1,540 sq. M and 126 sq. M respectively), including 1 no. Off-license area (c. 50 sqm) within the larger retail unit: 1 no. Illuminated fascia sign and 2 no. Illuminated projecting signs at abbey street upper; signage zones at abbey street upper and great strand street; and 2 no. Esb substations at ground floor level. The overall development will have a total gross floor area of c. 24,429 sq. M (including shared basement of 1,769 sqm). The development will include vehicular access via great strand street to provide service access, 30 no. Bicycle parking spaces, associated lighting, site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply), the provision of suds measures (incl. Attenuation tank below ground and sedum roofs), and pv panels, external plant at 1st, 7th, 9th floor and roof levels (including telecoms infrastructure at, aparthotel roof level); and lift overruns at roof levels. The scheme also includes all hard and soft landscaping, including external public plaza at ground floor level; boundary treatments; provision of vehicle set-down along great strand street; provision of connection to building for the luas overhead cable system; changes in level; and all other associated site excavation and site investigation works. The proposed development will also include pedestrian and cycle links, boundary treatments, interim site boarding, site lighting, waste facilities, piped site wide services and all ancillary works and services necessary to facilitate construction and operation, as necessary.
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 19 August 2024.
Notified floor area: 24,429 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 198 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 87 m |
| 201 Bachelors Walk Apts, Liffey St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 307, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €293,500 | 87 m |
| Apt 1, 38 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €2,100,000 | 90 m |
| 16 Butler Court, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 97 m |
| 1 Butler Court, 28 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €452,000 | 103 m |
| 265 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 104 m |
| Apartment 43, 1 Jervis Street, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €380,000 | 104 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 received19 May 2022
- Decision due13 July 2022
- Decision issued13 July 2022
- Grant issued27 October 2023
- Appeal submitted9 August 2022
- Appeal decided27 October 2023
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