Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 25 August 2021

Lands (c. 0.79 ha) at 64, 65 and 66, Gardiner Street Lower, and all associated sites to the rear addressing Moland Place, Dublin 1

Refurbishment and extension of protected structures to create a 72-bedroom hotel.

4014/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 December 2020

Reference
4014/20
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
22 December 2020

Summary

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The project involves the refurbishment, alteration, and change of use of three vacant protected structures on Gardiner Street Lower, alongside new construction to the rear. The completed development will provide a 72-bedroom hotel with an ancillary public restaurant.

Commercialhotelheritagerefurbishment
Floor area
2,747 m²

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Development description

  • Protected structure: permission for development on lands (c. 0.791 ha) at 64, 65 and 66, gardiner street lower, and all associated sites to the rear addressing moland place, dublin
  • Nos. 64, 65 and 66 gardiner street lower are protected structures. The development will consist of the following: - refurbishment/ alterations and change of use of existing buildings on the site and construction of new buildings to the rear to provide a hotel development (72 bedrooms) with ancillary public restaurant (c. 96 sq. M) and associated ancillary uses. The overall building will comprise a gross floor area of c. 2,747 sq. M of which c. 1,071 sq. M is accommodated within the existing buildings and c. 1,676 sq. M is new build. The refurbished existing frontage buildings incorporating nos. 64, 65 and 66 gardiner street lower contain 32 bedrooms and involve internal reconfiguration to restore many of the formal rooms to their original layout. The frontage buildings which are to change to hotel use are currently arranged as follows: nos. 64, 65 and 66 gardiner street lower (former medical, office and related uses, now vacant), lands to the rear of these properties is an existing car park. -the development will include the demolition of non-original internal partition walls and replacement with appropriate internal wall treatments, demolition of the rear modern concrete boundary wall fronting moland place, modifications to existing returns of 64 and 65 at basement and ground floor level to allow interconnection between the new rear block and the protected structures to the front. -the main entrance to the hotel and lounge area is proposed at no. 65 gardiner street lower. -the development involves works and change of use of the protected structures (recent use as medical, office and associated uses including a car park to the rear) and rear returns to the rear of nos. 64-66 gardiner street lower to use a hotel, restaurant and ancillary uses. -the new build element is located to the rear and is located along the boundary with moland place where a second hotel entrance is proposed. 2 no. New external landscaped courtyard spaces (c. 139 sq. M total) are provided on either side of the link building to the rear of nos. 64-66 gardiner street lower. The new building contains 40 bedrooms, a kitchen at basement level, a restaurant space at ground level, a services room, customer toilets and ancillary accommodation, all over 6 levels (including a basement level) with balconies at fifth floor level. -no on-site car parking is proposed. -works to the existing front buildings (nos. 64-66 gardiner street lower) will include conservation repairs to existing historic sliding sash windows and repointing of front and rear brick elevations to include wigged pointing on the gardiner street lower elevation. -the roofs will undergo re-slating with new natural slate. -the existing buildings will accommodate the hotel reception, 32 no. Hotel bedrooms, lounge areas and will retain an existing customer lift all over 5 levels (including basement level). -the development will also consist of signage consisting of a projecting sign and associated lighting at the entrance on gardiner street lower elevation and a surface fixed sign over the secondary entrance at moland place; and all ancillary works associated with the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas
To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.

National zoning type: General

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 9 May 2024.

Notified floor area: 1,289

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 305, Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey St Dublin 1Mar 2025€225,000134 m
Apt 311 Talbot Hall, Talbot St, Dublin 1Oct 2025€273,000156 m
Apt 503, Talbot Hall, Talbot StreetJan 2026€310,000156 m
Apt 18, Moland House, Talbot St Dublin 1Jun 2025€400,000158 m
12 Liberty Corner, Foley St, Dublin 2Aug 2025€381,000158 m
14 Custom Hall, Deverell Place, Gardiner St Dublin 1May 2026€237,000169 m
8 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1May 2026€425,000169 m
Apt 12, Moland House, Talbot StNov 2025€303,000169 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

  1. Application received22 December 2020
  2. Further information requested24 February 2021
  3. Further information received29 July 2021
  4. Decision due25 August 2021
  5. Decision issued25 August 2021
  6. Grant issued7 October 2021

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