18 & 19 Duke Street & 8 Duke Lane Upper, Dublin 2
Change of use of a retail unit to a licensed bar and restaurant with 17 hotel bedrooms on the upper floors.
4782/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 November 2023
- Reference
- 4782/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of a travel agency/retail unit into a licensed bar, public house, and restaurant on the basement and ground floors. The upper floors (first to fourth) will be converted into 17 hotel bedrooms, alongside general alterations to this protected structure.
- Storeys
- 5
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Protected structure: permission is sought for change of use from travel agency / retail to licensed bar/public house/restaurant (to basement & ground floor) with 17 no. Of hotel bedrooms at floors 1st to 4th, general alterations including the following - provision of bathrooms, relocation of internal partitions, installation of building services, upgrading of fire resistance of doors and floors, repair of sliding sash windows with internal modifications and associated site 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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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 249 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 312 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 379 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 383 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 383 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 383 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 383 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 383 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 received15 November 2023
- Decision due18 January 2024
- Decision issued15 January 2024
In the area
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