71, Harcourt Street and to the rear of 70 Harcourt Street (Harrington Hall), Dublin 2. The site connects to 72-74 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (Iveagh Garden Hotel) via Stable Lane. 70 and 74 Harcourt (inclusive) are Protected Structures.
A 52-bedroom expansion of the Iveagh Garden Hotel, including a change of use of a protected structure and a new rear extension.
4677/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 December 2019
- Reference
- 4677/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves a 52-bedroom expansion of the Iveagh Garden Hotel. It includes changing the use of 71 Harcourt Street (a protected structure) from office to hotel, constructing a 1-7 storey rear extension over a double basement, and demolishing a 20th-century extension to the rear of Harrington Hall.
- Storeys
- 7
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure: the development will consist of a 52 bedroom expansion of the iveagh garden hotel by:-
- Change of use of 71 harcourt street from office to hotel, with associated internal reconfiguration and removal of internal partitions
- Construction of 1-7 storey (over double basement) extension to the rear of 70 and 71 harcourt street
- New openings in the rear elevation of no. 71 to connect to the extension
- Construction of additional set-back floor above 71 harcourt street. The new hotel accommodation in the extension to iveagh garden hotel will consist of:-
- Lower basement (level
- 2) accommodating storage and plant
- Basement (level-1) accommodating meeting rooms, toilets and plant
- Lower ground level to provide new link to iveagh garden hotel under stable lane with accommodation including meeting rooms and bedrooms
- Ground to fifth floor to accommodate hotel bedrooms
- Cantilevered external plant area on south elevation at third floor level. The development will include demolition of 20th century extension to the rear of no. 70 harrington hall, creation of new entrance to 71 harcourt street from stable lane, and all associated site development works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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 31 January 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 December 2024.
Notified floor area: 933 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 54 m |
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 105 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 133 m |
| 6 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €386,000 | 192 m |
| 25 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 192 m |
| Apt 3, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €480,000 | 194 m |
| Apt 1, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €460,000 | 194 m |
| 4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 237 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 received11 December 2019
- Further information requested13 February 2020
- Further information received17 July 2020
- Decision due13 August 2020
- Decision issued13 August 2020
- Grant issued1 March 2021
- Appeal submitted11 September 2020
- Appeal decided1 March 2021
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