30 Old Kilmainham, Kearns Place, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Demolition of a motor business building and construction of a 6-storey, 80-bedroom hotel.
4623/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 December 2019
- Reference
- 4623/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing single-storey motor business building. It will be replaced with a 6-storey over basement hotel containing 80 bedrooms, a restaurant, a commercial unit, and a rooftop cafe.
- Storeys
- 6
- Floor area
- 4,499 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development involves the demolition of the existing single storey building (1,100 sq. M) last used as a motor business and its replacement with the construction of a 6 storey over basement hotel. The new building (with a total floor area of 4,498,9 sq. M) will contain 80 bedrooms in total, parking for 8 cars plus services for the hotel at basement level, a reception area, hotel restaurant, common area and a commercial unit of 152.52 sq. M, bicycle parking and waste collection point all at ground floor level, 22 bedrooms, at first, second and third floor level, 7 bedrooms and a roof top cafe and landscaped roof terrace accessible to hotel guests at fourth floor level and 7 further bedrooms at fifth floor level. There will be a semi private amenity walk alongside the river camac and esb substation at ground floor level. The proposed development will contain suds measures including green roof, permeable paving and attenuation tank, food compensation storage and flood defences at basement level and all other ancillary works and plant to service the hotel.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Camac Way, Old Camac Bridge, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €455,000 | 41 m |
| 4 Shannon Terrace, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €415,000 | 68 m |
| Apt 1, 8 High Rd, Kilmainham Lane Dublin 8 | Apr 2026 | €730,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 9, The Steps, Kilmainham Lane Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 79 m |
| 66 Old Kilmainham, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €850,000 | 87 m |
| 1 High Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €345,000 | 96 m |
| 52 Hyde Sq, South Circular Rd, Kilmainham | Aug 2025 | €433,000 | 133 m |
| 51 St James Wood, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Nov 2025 | €335,000 | 150 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 received4 December 2019
- Decision due6 February 2020
- Decision issued6 February 2020
- Appeal submitted10 March 2020
- Appeal decided25 November 2020
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