27, Eustace Street, Dublin 2
Conversion of a protected building on Eustace Street into a coffee shop and an 11-bedroom hotel.
4491/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 November 2019
- Reference
- 4491/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a protected structure from retail, light industrial, office, and apartment use into a ground-floor coffee shop and hotel. The development includes internal alterations, a single-storey rear extension, and 11 en suite hotel bedrooms across the ground, first, second, and third floors.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: planning permission for change of use of 27, eustace street, dublin 2 (a protected structure) from ground floor retail jewellers and associated basement and first floor light industrial use, and office and apartment use at second and third floors, and alterations to the internal layout, to provide for a coffee shop, and two en suite hotel bedrooms, including one invalid friendly bedroom and one ensuite bedroom in single storey extension to the rear, at ground floor; kitchen, staff rooms, storage and plant rooms at basement level, and 9 no. En suite hotel bedrooms on first second and third floors, and the removal of all existing signage with no further changes to the existing façade.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 27 February 2025.
Notified floor area: 399 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 27 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 27 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 52 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 65 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 75 m |
| Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 78 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 82 m |
| 8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 94 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 received20 November 2019
- Decision due23 January 2020
- Decision issued20 January 2020
- Grant issued3 March 2020
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