Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 24 September 2024

15-16 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 AV91 and at part of the site No. 17 Baggot St Lower, Dublin 2, D02 DF78

Demolition of buildings to construct a six-storey mixed-use development with 23 apartments, a 66-bedroom hotel, retail, and a gym.

4114/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 August 2024

Reference
4114/24
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
2 August 2024

Summary

AI-generated

This application on Baggot Street Lower involves the demolition of existing buildings to construct a six-storey building over basement. The mixed-use development will feature 23 apartments, a 66-bedroom hotel with a café, a separate café/restaurant unit, a retail unit, and a gym. The site partially includes a protected structure.

Apartmentshotelapartmentsmixed useprotected structure
Residential units
23
Storeys
6
Floor area
5,972 m²

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure : permission for development at a site of c. 0.1 ha at nos, 15- 16 baggot street lower, dublin 2, d02 av91 and at part of the site of no. 17 baggot st lower, dublin 2, do2 df78 (a protected structure rps ref. No. 340/341). The proposed development will consist of: the demolition of the existing one to three storey buildings at nos 15-16 baggot street lower (2,619 sqm); and the construction of a six-storey building over basement (706 sqm), and partial lower basement level (167 sqm), with roof level plant room (65 sqm) and roof plant (total gross floor area 5,972 sqm), which partially extends into the site of no. 17 lower baggot street from first floor to fourth floor levels. The proposed development will accommodate a mixed-use development comprising: 23 no. Apartments (14 no 1-bed units and 9 no. 2-bed units with associated balconies on the south, east and west elevations) accessed from baggot street lower; a 66 no. Bedroom hotel with reception and ancillary café (2,606 sqm) ; café/restaurant unit (131 sqm) retail unit (500 sqm); and gym (359 sqm); with ancillary cycle parking at basement level, plant room, bin storage, signage , suds features including green and blue roof provision and all ancillary site development and excavation works above and below ground.

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apartment 3, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2Dec 2025€1,350,00048 m
Apt 2 Windsor Court, Windsor Place, Pembroke St Dublin 2Oct 2025€315,000101 m
23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, DublinFeb 2025€950,000115 m
Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion StSept 2025€830,000115 m
42 Fitzwilliam Lane, Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2Jun 2025€900,000180 m
Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion RowDec 2025€1,700,000218 m
19 Pembroke Lane, Pembroke St Lower, Dublin 2Jan 2025€602,000231 m
16 Hume Street, Dublin 2Jul 2025€400,000234 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 received2 August 2024
  2. Decision due26 September 2024
  3. Decision issued24 September 2024
  4. Appeal submitted21 October 2024
  5. Appeal decided19 March 2025

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