The Maple and Othello Hotel, 74/75 Gardiner Street Lower to Mabbot Lane to the rear, Dublin 1 .
Demolition of rear extensions and construction of a five-storey hotel extension to provide 30 bedrooms.
5532/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 December 2022
- Reference
- 5532/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application at a protected structure involves the demolition of non-original rear extensions and the refurbishment of an original coach house. A new five-storey extension will be built to the rear to provide 30 hotel bedrooms, connected to the main building via a glazed link.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: the development will consist of: demolition of non-original single storey and 2-storey extensions to the rear resulting in the loss of 9 no. Hotel bedrooms; refurbishment and re-use of the original coach house structure fronting mabbot lane; construction of 5-storey over ground level extension to the rear fronting mabbot lane to provide 30 no. Hotel bedrooms (net addition of 21 no. Bedrooms); the extension will be connected to the ground floor of no. 75 gardiner street lower with a central glazed link creating 2 no. Landscaped courtyards for hotel guests on either side; demolition of existing non-original gantry fire escape and construction of new escape stairs to the rear of no. 75 gardiner street lower to comply with building regulations; replacement of non-original, aluminium windows in no. 74 and 75 gardiner street lower with period-appropriate timber sash windows; bin storage, landscaping and all associated site 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 6 January 2025.
Notified floor area: 890 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €425,000 | 94 m |
| 14 Custom Hall, Deverell Place, Gardiner St Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €237,000 | 94 m |
| 12 Liberty Corner, Foley St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €381,000 | 115 m |
| 37 Liberty Corner, Foley St, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €395,500 | 116 m |
| 44 Liberty Corner, James Joyce St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €305,000 | 116 m |
| 53 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 119 m |
| 18 Liberty Corner, Foley St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 125 m |
| 17 Liberty Corner, Foley St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 125 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 received23 December 2022
- Decision due28 June 2023
- Decision issued28 June 2023
- Permission expiry22 September 2028
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