The Westin Hotel, 35-41 Westmoreland Street, 1-5 and 5a College Street & 32-37 Fleet Street, Dublin 2
Change of use from office to hospitality at the mezzanine level of the Westin Hotel to create a Presidential Suite.
4424/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 November 2019
- Reference
- 4424/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 November 2019
- Floor area
- 2 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves converting 165.8 sq.m of office space into a hotel lounge, bedroom, cloakroom, and ensuite. The works will take place within a protected structure and include soft refurbishments and mechanical upgrades.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: permission for the change of use from office to hospitality to the mezzanine level a protected structure (area 165.8m2) of the westin hotel 5 college green (previous grant of permission 3914/17) to become the presidential suite for the hotel. The building is a protected structure (rps:2009). The works will include soft refurbishments to change existing office space into a lounge, bedroom, cloak room and ensuite with an upgrade to mechanical and electrical and all associated works.
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
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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 received8 November 2019
- Decision due10 January 2020
- Decision issued10 January 2020
- Grant issued19 February 2020
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