RefusedCommercialDecided 21 August 2023

21, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8

Construction of an additional floor level to provide a penthouse suite at an existing hotel on Ship Street Great.

4041/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 June 2023

Reference: 4041/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 27 June 2023

Summary

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The development proposes adding a ninth floor level to the existing eight-storey hotel to accommodate a 180 sqm penthouse suite. The works include a front terrace, two rear terraces, and the relocation of solar panels to the roof and rear screened areas.

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Storeys: 9
Floor area: 225 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission:for an extension comprising an additional floor level with penthouse suite to the existing hotel at 21 ship street great, dublin
The development consists of; a) construction of an additional floor level to the existing 8 storey building to provide for a 180sq. M penthouse suite associated with the existing hotel. B) provision of a terrace at the proposed eighth floor level (9th floor above ground level) fronting ship street great, and 2no. Terraces to the rear of the site. C) relocation of solar panels to 2no. Open flow forge deck structures behind screened areas to the rear of the site, as well as to the proposed roof d) all associated changes to elevations and materials associated with the works. The proposed total floor area of the hotel development with the extension is 6677.5sq. M, a gross increase of 225sq. M. The floors of the existing building below the proposed penthouse level will remain unchanged, and the overall height of the hotel including the proposed will be a maximum of 30.02m to the highest ridge line from finished internal ground floor level

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 13 July 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 February 2024.

Notified floor area: 6,326 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
31 Castleway Chancery Lane, Dublin 8, Dublin	May 2025	€565,000	94 m
28 Castleway, Golden Lane, Dublin 8	Jun 2026	€535,000	94 m
36 The Olde Dock, Little Ship St, Christchurch Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€260,000	117 m
29 The Olde Dock, Ship St Little, Dublin 8	Feb 2026	€269,000	117 m
Apt 38 Chancery Court, Chancery Lane, Bride St	Feb 2026	€727,000	123 m
Apt 45, Chancery Court, Bride St Dublin 8	Feb 2025	€590,000	123 m
19 Chancery Court, Bride St, Dublin	Mar 2026	€465,000	123 m
43 Chancery Court, Chancery Lane, Dublin 8	Jun 2026	€625,000	123 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 received27 June 2023
Decision due21 August 2023
Decision issued21 August 2023
Appeal submitted15 September 2023
Appeal decided25 September 2024
Permission expiry8 November 2029

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