Clayton Hotel, No's 3-5 Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2
Demolition of three buildings and construction of a ten-storey hotel extension with 117 bedrooms and a ground-floor cafe.
DSDZ3762/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 May 2023
- Reference
- DSDZ3762/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the Clayton Hotel involves the demolition of numbers 3 to 5 Cardiff Lane. A ten-storey extension will be constructed to the north of the existing hotel, providing 117 new bedrooms, a ground-floor cafe/retail unit, and office space.
- Residential units
- 117
- Storeys
- 10
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Official record
Development description
Permission: the development will consist of: (1) demolition of no's 3-5 cardiff lane. (2) the construction of an extension to the north of the existing hotel of 10 storeys to include the following: (a) 117no. New bedrooms in total consisting of 8no. Bedrooms at upper ground floor level, 13no. Bedrooms at each of levels 1-7, and 18no. Bedrooms at level 8 (5no. Of these bedrooms which are over the existing hotel). (b) ground floor cafe / retail unit with associated signage. (c) ground floor covered redirected escape route. (d) ground floor back-of-house service area for the hotel with associated delivery access and loading bays (as approved under reg. Ref. Dsdz3268/19). (e) furniture store for adjacent conference centre (as approved under reg. Ref. Dsdz2599/18) at upper ground floor level. (3) office at level 1 on the flat roof of the existing hotel restaurant. (4) extension to the level 8 plant room. (5) all associated site works. This application relates to land within the north lotts and grand canal docks strategic development zone.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 16 June 2025.
Notified floor area: 4,443.8 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 18 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | Jun 2025 | €545,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 22 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | May 2025 | €530,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 24, The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East | May 2025 | €645,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 23 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | May 2025 | €550,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 9 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | May 2025 | €532,000 | 122 m |
| Apt 29 Ivory Building, Hanover St East, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 26 Ivory Building, Hanover Street East | Mar 2025 | €420,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 16 The Ivory Building, Hanover Street East, Sir John Rogersons Quay | Jul 2025 | €545,000 | 122 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 received16 May 2023
- Decision due18 September 2023
- Decision issued18 September 2023
- Permission expiry2 October 2028
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