GrantedAlterationsDecided 17 June 2024

Nos. 22, 23 (incorporating 23A), and 24 Aungier Street (Protected Structures) and No. 40 Bow Lane, East, Dublin 2

Amendment to a permitted hotel development to change a rear bar/restaurant into hotel staff accommodation.

5019/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 December 2023

Reference: 5019/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 20 December 2023

Summary

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The application seeks amendments to a permitted hotel, bar, and restaurant development. It proposes to change the use of a permitted part 1.5/part 2-storey rear block to hotel staff accommodation, reducing the basement size and adding an additional storey to create a 3-storey over basement block.

Alterationshotelheritagestaff accommodation

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 455 m²

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: for an amendment permission to the permitted hotel accommodation, bar/restaurant and retail/café development granted under dcc reg. Ref. 4170/18 (abp ref. Abp-303453-19) at nos. 22, 23 (incorporating 23a), and 24 aungier street (protected structures) and no. 40 bow lane east, dublin 2 on a site measuring 665 sq m. The amendment permission relates to the new-build part 1.5/part 2 storey over basement bar/ restaurant to the rear of no. 23 and 24 aungier street and no. 40 bow lane east, with permission principally sought for a change to use to hotel staff accommodation. No works are proposed to the protected structures. The development will principally consist of: a reduction in the size of the permitted basement which will continue to be utilised for ancillary bar/ restaurant use: the part change of use from bar/restaurant to hotel staff accommodation at ground floor level; the conversion of the permitted mezzanine level to first floor level and the change of the use from bar/restaurant to hotel staff accommodation; and the provision of an additional storey of hotel staff accommodation to provide a 3 no. Storey over basement block (455 sq m), comprising a total of 9 no. Staff accommodation bedspaces. The development will also consist of: the provision of a separate entrance for the hotel staff accommodation; general elevational changes; signage; plant at basement and roof level; landscaping; and all other associated site works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 6 August 2024.

Notified floor area: 496.93 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 9, Sherbourne, Aungier St	Apr 2025	€300,000	59 m
Apartment 2, Sherborne, 26 Aungier Street	May 2025	€274,000	59 m
18 Sherborne, Aungier St, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€288,000	59 m
11 Clarendon Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2	Sept 2025	€420,996	89 m
32 Clarendon Hall, Aungier Street, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€505,000	89 m
57 Grafton Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2price excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€287,000	105 m
56 Adelaide Square, Whitefriar Street, Dublin 8	Mar 2025	€475,000	129 m
91 Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St, Dublin 8	Feb 2025	€340,000	129 m

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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 received20 December 2023
Decision due17 June 2024
Decision issued17 June 2024
Permission expiry6 September 2029

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