Rear 85 & 86 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin 1
Demolition of rear buildings and construction of a 5-storey, 17-bedroom aparthotel behind 85 & 86 Gardiner Street Lower.
4250/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 June 2022
- Reference
- 4250/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of existing two-storey rear buildings containing hotel bedrooms. In their place, a five-storey over part-basement aparthotel with 17 bedrooms and a roof terrace will be built. The works also include alterations to the rear of the protected structures at 85 & 86 Gardiner Street.
- Storeys
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: the development will consist of the following: (i) the demolition of the existing two storey shed-like rear buildings currently containing hotel bedrooms, (ii) the construction of a 5 storey, over part-basement, 17 bedroom aparthotel with roof terrace addressing mabbot lane, (iii) demolitions and alterations of unsympathetic non-historic additions to the returns at the rear of 85 & 86 gardiner street, (iv) the provision of a new 1.8m wide ground level access laneway o the mabbot lane to provide service / delivery access to 85 & 86 gardiner street and the new building, (v) a reception area on to mabbot lane with adjacent bicycle parking and refuse bin storage spaces necessary to facilitate the overall development.
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 19 Gandon Hall, Lower Gandon Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 71 m |
| 92 Gandon Hall, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €230,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 81 Gandon Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Apr 2025 | €270,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 21, Gandon Hall, Gardiner St | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 71 m |
| 74 Gandon Hall, Gardiner St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €273,000 | 71 m |
| 12a Gandon Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 71 m |
| 14 Custom Hall, Deverell Place, Gardiner St Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €237,000 | 73 m |
| 8 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €425,000 | 73 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 received17 June 2022
- Decision due3 January 2023
- Decision issued13 December 2022
- Permission expiry18 March 2028
In the area
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