26-27 Arran Street East, 26-31, Arran Street East, 32 Arran Street East and 14-20 Little Mary Street, Dublin 7
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of an 8-storey, 278-bedroom hotel on Arran Street East.
4179/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 October 2019
- Reference
- 4179/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 October 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of existing buildings of approximately 3,470.9 square metres. It will be replaced by a part 5 to part 8-storey hotel with 278 bedrooms, a basement, a bar, and two ground-floor restaurant/retail units.
- Storeys
- 8
- Floor area
- 9,614 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Planning permission for development at a site of approx. 0.2ha. At 26/27 arran street east, 26-31 arran street east, 32 arran street east and 14-20 little mary street, dublin
- The development will consist of: a) demolition of the existing 2 no. To 3 no. Storey buildings c. 3,470.9sq. M; b) construction of a part 5 no. Part 8 no. Storey 278 bedroom hotel building of approximately 9,614.30sq. M over a single basement, with frontages to arran street east and little mary street, including; ground floor licenced bar/lobby, a 64.5sq. M fourth-floor terrace fronting little mary street and 7 no. Seventh-floor terraces from hotel bedrooms fronting onto arran street east c) 2 no. Licenced ground floor restaurant/retail units (119.8sq. M & 216.3sq. M) fronting arran street east; d) all ancillary areas (staff areas/internal service/kitchen/library/laundry/store for 30 no. Bicycles and electric substation and transformer located at ground floor level; e) basement to include plant room, communications room, staff-room & changing areas (plant at roof level and at 1st floor level 5th, 6th, and 7th floor levels on eastern side of building); and all ancillary site development/boundary works including footpath widening on arran street east and set down area
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 9, 124 Capel St, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €438,000 | 93 m |
| Apartment 6, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €430,000 | 93 m |
| Apartment 16, 121/122 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €221,000 | 107 m |
| 2 Mary Street, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €450,000 | 129 m |
| 12 Cayel Court, Cayel St Dublin 1, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €279,000 | 138 m |
| 34 Capel Court, Capel St, Dublin I | Jan 2026 | €298,000 | 138 m |
| 1 Capel Court, Capel St, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 138 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 received10 October 2019
- Further information requested4 December 2019
- Further information received29 April 2020
- Decision due19 June 2020
- Decision issued15 June 2020
- Grant issued24 November 2020
- Appeal submitted8 July 2020
- Appeal decided24 November 2020
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