Site of c. 0.08 ha at nos. 17-21 Foley Street, Dublin 1. The application site is located north of Block B, Joyce's Court, south of Foley Street, east of Joyce's Walk and west of Ulysses House.
Demolition of an existing building and construction of a 10-storey tourist hostel with 140 guest rooms.
5022/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 December 2023
- Reference
- 5022/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of a 1,065 square metre building to construct a 10-storey tourist hostel. The hostel will feature 140 guest rooms, a ground-floor reception with a cafe/bar/restaurant, a gym, guest laundry, and bicycle parking.
- Storeys
- 10
- Floor area
- 5,724 m²
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
The development will consist of: a) the demolition of the existing building on site (c. 1,065 sq. M) and the construction of a 10-no. Storey tourist hostel (overall height c. 32.5m above ground level to parapet along with plant and lift overrun above (c. 33.0m above ground level) with setbacks provided at sixth and eighth floor level (with a gross floor area proposed of c. 5,724 sqm) b) provision of a reception area (with pedestrian access from the corner of foley street and joyce's walk) with ancillary café/bar/restaurant use (c. 260 sqm) at ground floor level, and other ancillary amenities including a gym (c. 66 sqm), kitchen/ dining space (c. 75 sqm), guest laundry room (c. 30 sqm), plant (c. 150sqm) and staff facilities (c. 64 sqm) at first floor level; c) provision of 140 no. Guest rooms in a mixture of accessible (1-bed), 2-bed, 4-bed, 6-bed, 8-bed, and 10 bedrooms across the upper 8 no. Floors; and, d) provision of landscaping to external courtyard (c. 151 sqm) at ground floor level with access to the proposed dedicated, secure cycle parking storage (20 no. Spaces), refuse storage (c. 28 sqm), switch room (c. 20 sqm), generator and single mv substation (c. 13 sqm) utilities located to the rear of the courtyard, with green/blue roof/pv panels at roof level and all associated works to facilitate the development.
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 18 March 2025.
Notified floor area: 5,650 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 The Millhouse Block C, The Steelworks, Foley St Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €387,000 | 38 m |
| Apt 28, The Atrium, Foley St Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €268,000 | 53 m |
| Apartment 2 The Atrium, The Steelworks Foley St, North City Centre Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €287,000 | 53 m |
| Apt 10, The Atrium, Foley St Dublin 1 | Apr 2025 | €279,000 | 53 m |
| Flat 1, 46 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €535,000 | 55 m |
| Apt 37, The Millhouse, Foley St Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 4, The Millhouse, Steelworks Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €271,000 | 57 m |
| 57 Steelworks, Foley St, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €535,000 | 89 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 December 2023
- Decision due22 February 2024
- Decision issued22 February 2024
- Appeal submitted15 March 2024
- Appeal decided11 July 2024
- Permission expiry29 August 2029
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