The Shipwright Guesthouse, 16/20 Thorncastle Street, Dublin 4, D04NT78
Retention of a partial change of use from a public house to a guesthouse with four bedrooms.
4109/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 August 2024
- Reference
- 4109/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the partial change of use of the ground floor from a public house to a guesthouse. The development includes internal alterations to provide four guesthouse bedrooms and alterations to the entrance door.
- Residential units
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for 16/20 thorncastle street, dublin 4, d04 n nt78. The development will consist of: retention permission for: (i) partial change of use of the ground floor level from public house to guesthouse, with associated alterations to the internal layout, to provide 4 no. Guesthouse bedrooms at this level; and (i) replacement/ alteration of an existing entrance door via thorncastle street at ground floor level.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ropewalk Mews, Ropewalk Place, Ringsend Dublin 4not full market price | Mar 2026 | €127,000 | 80 m |
| Apt 1, 16 Bridge St, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €262,500 | 81 m |
| Apt 2, 16 Bridge St, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €262,500 | 81 m |
| 33 Ropewalk Place, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €370,000 | 100 m |
| 24 Ropewalk Place, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €382,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 31, Ropewalk Place, Ropewalk Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €426,000 | 100 m |
| 20 Ropewalk Place, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €434,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 102, Fitzwilliam Point, Fitzwilliam Quay Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €740,000 | 107 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 received1 August 2024
- Decision due25 September 2024
- Decision issued6 September 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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