Academy Plaza Hotel, 10-14 Findlater Place and Nos. 83-85 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D01 X2X0
An additional storey and facade alterations are proposed for the Academy Plaza Hotel, adding 28 new bedrooms.
4150/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 July 2023
- Reference
- 4150/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a ninth-storey extension to the existing hotel building, adding 860 square metres of floor area. It includes internal reconfigurations, facade alterations on Findlater Place, new balconies, and replacement roof plant, resulting in a net increase of 28 bedrooms.
- Storeys
- 9
- Floor area
- 860 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of an extension of the existing hotel building comprising an additional storey (852 sqm), which will be provided over the existing eight storey section. The development will also consist of the internal reconfiguration of the existing eight storey (including the removal of 1 no. Hotel bedroom) to facilitate the extension of existing stairs to the ninth storey and replacement roof plant. The development will also consist of revised elevational treatment to the findlater place facade (including alterations to the central bay; construction of new balconies from third to eighth storeys; the removal and replacement of the entrance canopy; alterations to existing opes); removal of existing signage and its replacement and all associated development work above and below ground. The overall extension results in a total increase in floor area of 860 sqm approximately, resulting in a hotel building of 11,828 sqm total area (including basement of 1,498 sqm, with 332 no. Bedrooms (a net increase of 28 no. Hotel bedrooms). The overall extended building will range from five to nine storeys with roof plant over basement level.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 19 Avondale, 151/152 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 79 m |
| 151 Parnell St, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €199,166 | 79 m |
| 1 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €365,000 | 86 m |
| 9 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €243,000 | 86 m |
| 11 The Beckett, Cathal Brugha St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 86 m |
| 4 & 4a Parnell Place, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 105 m |
| Apt 11, Cumberland Row, 31 32 Britain Place | Feb 2025 | €375,000 | 124 m |
| 38 Belvadere Court, 30 North Great Georges St, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 134 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 received14 July 2023
- Decision due9 November 2023
- Decision issued9 November 2023
- Permission expiry2 February 2029
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