Site of the former Clerys' warehouse building at Nos 13, 14 and 15 Earl Place, Dublin 1
Construction of a 9-storey hotel with 229 bedrooms, a restaurant, and a public bar on the site of the former Clerys warehouse.
5479/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 December 2022
- Reference
- 5479/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of constructing a 9-storey hotel (over basement) with setbacks on a 0.129-hectare site. The hotel will feature 229 bedrooms, an associated licensed restaurant, and a public bar, utilizing the existing pile layout from previous enabling works.
- Residential units
- 229
- Storeys
- 9
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
- Permission for development on this site of c. 0.129 hectares at lands known as the site of the former clerys warehouse building at nos. 13, 14 and 15 earl place, dublin
- Planning permission was received for development, including development on this site, under dublin city council reg. Ref. 3442/16 (as extended under reg. Ref. 3442/16/x1 to 28th july 2025) (and subsequently amended by reg. Refs. 3933/19 and 3576/21 (decisions are pending on reg. Refs. 4995/22 and 5171/22 (which were lodged with the planning authority on 5th october 2022 and 4th november 2022, respectively)). Demolition of clerys' warehouse building, reduction of ground level and enabling works (comprising contiguous piled wall with an insitu reinforced concrete capping beam, along with internal piles and temporary steel propping of perimeter walls) have been undertaken on the site further to this permission. The existing pile layout will be used for the proposed development. The proposed development will consist of the construction of a building 9 storeys (with setbacks) in height (over basement) comprising hotel and associated licenced restaurant and public bar uses. The hotel will comprise 229 no. Bedrooms and related ancillary hotel facilities including reception area, lobby, licenced restaurant with lounge and public bar, cold room, kitchen, toilets, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant room, refuse area and bicycle parking area) with a total new build gross floor of c. 8,602 sq m (including c. 319 sq m basement, and esb substation and switch room). The development will also include: the removal of the remaining elements of the former warehouse building and other associated development; associated lighting; pedestrian access/egress via earl place; sustainable urban drainage systems (including green roofs and attenuation tanks); roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, roof plant and associated screening; associated hard and soft landscaping; and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including changes in level, boundary treatments and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply)
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 3 March 2025.
Notified floor area: 8,721 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €480,176 | 115 m |
| 7 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €590,308 | 115 m |
| 13 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €528,634 | 115 m |
| 33 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €471,366 | 115 m |
| Apt 110 Longboat Quay North, Hannover Dock, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €675,000 | 115 m |
| Apt 77 The Gardens At Elmpark Green, Merrion Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT | May 2025 | €1,299,550 | 115 m |
| 5 Kennan Avenue, Lutrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €590,308 | 115 m |
| 29 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €519,824 | 115 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 2022
- Decision due10 May 2023
- Decision issued10 May 2023
- Permission expiry3 August 2028
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