RefusedCommercialDecided 10 January 2020

21, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8

Amendments to a hotel development to add 18 extra bedrooms across upper floors.

4376/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 November 2019

Reference: 4376/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 7 November 2019
Floor area: 11 m²

Summary

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The proposal seeks amendments to a previously approved development to add extensions at the fifth, sixth, and seventh floors, providing 18 additional bedrooms. This will bring the total to 152 bedrooms with a maximum height of seven storeys.

Commercialhotelextensionamendment

Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

Permission for amendments to previously approved grant of permission (ref. 2701-16& pl29s. 247947 & 3157/18) at 21 ship street great, dublin
The development consists of: a) 18sq. M extension and internal re-planning at fifth floor level fronting ship street great to provide 1 extra bedroom at this level. B) 160sq. M extension at sixth floor level providing 7 additional bedrooms at this level. C) construction of new 415sq. M penthouse level at seventh floor level to provide for a total of 10 additional bedrooms at this level. D) provision of terraces to 4 no. Bedrooms at seventh floor level fronting ship street great. E) relocation of plant screen enclosure from sixth to seventh floor level and provision of additional screen space at seventh floor level all to the rear of the site. F) all associated changes to elevations and materials associated with the works. The gross floor area of the development is 6332sq. M, an increase of 593sq. M. 152 bedrooms are proposed, a net increase of 18 over previously approved and will be up to seven-storeys in height (max. 24.57m to parapet from finished internal ground floor level)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 13 July 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 February 2024.

Notified floor area: 6,326 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
31 Castleway Chancery Lane, Dublin 8, Dublin	May 2025	€565,000	94 m
28 Castleway, Golden Lane, Dublin 8	Jun 2026	€535,000	94 m
36 The Olde Dock, Little Ship St, Christchurch Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€260,000	117 m
29 The Olde Dock, Ship St Little, Dublin 8	Feb 2026	€269,000	117 m
Apt 38 Chancery Court, Chancery Lane, Bride St	Feb 2026	€727,000	123 m
Apt 45, Chancery Court, Bride St Dublin 8	Feb 2025	€590,000	123 m
19 Chancery Court, Bride St, Dublin	Mar 2026	€465,000	123 m
43 Chancery Court, Chancery Lane, Dublin 8	Jun 2026	€625,000	123 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 received7 November 2019
Decision due10 January 2020
Decision issued10 January 2020
Grant issued14 May 2020
Appeal submitted7 February 2020
Appeal decided14 May 2020

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