GrantedAlterationsDecided 16 October 2023

Twilfit House, 137-140 Abbey Street Upper, 57-60 Jervis Street and 1-4 Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1, D01 P2PO

Internal and external alterations to a permitted hotel building, adjusting floor areas across multiple levels.

4009/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 June 2023

Reference: 4009/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 22 June 2023

Summary

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The proposed development provides for alterations to a permitted hotel building. It includes increasing the size of the mezzanine, first, and seventh floors, while decreasing the size of the ground through sixth floors, alongside internal reconfigurations of bedrooms and ancillary facilities.

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Storeys: 8

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development, which provides for alterations to the permitted building comprises an increase in the size of the permitted mezzanine, first and seventh floor levels (from 1,805 sq m floor are total permitted across these levels to 2.287 sq m floor area total proposed across these levels), and a decrease in the size of the permitted ground, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floor levels (from 5.683sq m floor are total permitted across these levels to 5,518 sq m floor area total proposed across these levels) (no change in size to the permitted basement level (324 sq m) is proposed); the reconfiguration of the internal layout of all levels of the permitted building (from basement to seventh floor levels), to include amendments to the hotel bedrooms and related ancillary hotel facilities including work space, reception area, lobby and restaurant with public bar, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant, waste storage area and bicycle store, ancillary space (which includes areas such as circulation cores (lifts and stairs) and routes, plant areas throughout the building, electrical substations and switch rooms, toilets and shower areas etc. ), and lightwell (including the extension to the lightwell to the enlarged mezzanine level); alterations to the permitted building's elevations from ground to seventh floor levels, including alterations to the lightwell elevations; alterations to the permitted plant areas at roof level and associated relocation of the roof plant screen, where required; an increase in the thickness of the external wall around the permitted buildings perimeter from ground to seventh floor levels; alterations to the permitted finished floor levels and external roof build-up of the permitted building resulting in an increase in the height of the building from c. 25.8m permitted to c. 26.78m proposed and associated alterations to permitted hard and soft landscaping and permitted scheme's site services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). The total gross floor area of the hotel building increases by c. 317sq m (from c. 7,812 sq m permitted to c. 8,129 sq , proposed) with an increase in the number of hotel bedrooms proposed from 206 no. Permitted to 219 no. Proposed.

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

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 1 February 2024.

Notified floor area: 8,004 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 51 - Jervis Place, Upper Abbey Street, Dublin 1	Apr 2026	€310,000	70 m
8 Jervis Place, Abbey St Upper, Dublin 1	May 2026	€285,000	70 m
Apt 3, 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1not full market price	Oct 2025	€255,000	105 m
Apt 23, No 1, Jervis Street	Jun 2025	€385,000	105 m
Apartment 43, 1 Jervis Street, Dublin 1	Feb 2025	€380,000	105 m
44 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€395,000	105 m
Apt 22, 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€265,000	105 m
Apt 39, 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€290,000	105 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 received22 June 2023
Decision due16 October 2023
Decision issued16 October 2023
Permission expiry10 January 2029

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