Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedAlterationsDecided 15 November 2019

site of 0.2 ha bound by Georges Quay to the north, Tara Street to the west, Poolbeg Street to the south and Tara Street Station to the east. The site includes lands of the former Tara House, 2-16 Tara Street, Dublin 2, D02 W597 and existing Tara Street St

Amendments to a permitted hotel development on Tara Street to add an extra floor and increase bedrooms.

4054/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 September 2019

Reference
4054/19
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
23 September 2019
Floor area
9720 m²

Summary

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The applicant seeks amendments to a previously permitted development to reconfigure the hotel layout. This will add one hotel floor and a mezzanine level, increasing the bedroom count from 107 to 157 and the overall floor area to 17,992 sq m.

Alterationshotelofficecity centre

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Official record

Development description

  • We, tanat limited intend to apply for planning permission for amendments to previously permitted development, reg. Ref. 3794/18 / abp ref. 302980-18 at site of 0.2 ha bound by georges quay to the north, tara street to the west, poolbeg street to the south and tara street station to the east. The site includes lands of the former tara house, 2-16 tara street, dublin 2, d02 w597 and existing tara street station concourse accessed from georges quay. Kennedy's public house (the workshop) at no. 10 georges quay is contiguous but does not form part of the site or the application. No. 10 george's quay (licensed premises) is a protected structure rps 3175. The amendments comprise of the following
  • Internal reconfiguration of the permitted hotel development within the podium element to provide for 1 no. Additional hotel floor and a mezzanine level between ground and first floor within the permitted building envelope increasing the number of hotel bedrooms from 107 no. To 157 no
  • The revised hotel layout will increase the overall floor area from 16,557 sq. M to 17,992 sq. M comprising of c. 5,784 sq. M of hotel accommodation, c. 9,670 sq. M. Gross floor area of office accommodation and c. 361 sq. Metres gross floor area of restaurant accommodation
  • The additional floor will increase the permitted podium element from 4 no. Floor levels to 5 no. Floor levels plus mezzanine level within the permitted building envelope increasing the number of floors from 22 no. To 23 no. Plus mezzanine level. There will be no change to the overall permitted height of the building at 88m or the permitted height of the podium at 22.7m
  • Minor modifications to the façade detail as a result of the additional floor level
  • Minor modifications to the permitted colonnade along tara street
  • Minor modifications to basement level b2 to reduce the number of car parking spaces from 16 no. To 15 no
  • The proposed development includes all associated and ancillary works, including site development works, and all hard and soft landscaping necessary to facilitate the proposed amendments

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 21, 2 Georges Quay, Dublin 2May 2025€431,00069 m
29 Apt 2, Georges Quay, Dublin 2Oct 2025€410,00069 m
63 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2Sept 2025€701,000129 m
29 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2Jun 2025€290,000129 m
43 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2Mar 2025€411,000129 m
32 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2Sept 2025€395,000129 m
34 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2Sept 2025€422,500129 m
Apt 13, Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St Dublin 2May 2026€340,000129 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 received23 September 2019
  2. Decision due15 November 2019
  3. Decision issued15 November 2019
  4. Grant issued7 January 2020

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