GrantedCommercialDecided 27 May 2025

49-51, Pleasants Street, Pleasants House & 5 Pleasants Lane, Dublin 8

Demolition of an existing building to construct a new six-storey, 100-bedroom hotel.

WEB1085/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 January 2025

Reference: WEB1085/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 17 January 2025

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing 973.4 sqm building to construct a new six-storey over-basement hotel. The hotel will feature 100 bedrooms, a ground-floor reception with a cafe/bar/restaurant, and basement plant facilities.

Commercialhoteldemolitionredevelopment

Storeys: 6
Floor area: 3,916 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of: a) the demolition of the existing building on site (c. 973.4 sqm) and the construction of a 6-no. Storey (over-basement) hotel (overall height c. 19.455m) above ground level to parapet along with setback at fifth floor level (with a gross floor area proposed of c. 3,916 sqm); b) construction of 100 no. Bedroom hotel from basement to fifth floor levels; c) provision of a reception area (with pedestrian access from pleasants street) with ancillary café/bar/restaurant use (c. 200 sqm) and ancillary areas at ground floor level; and, d) provision of plant and other ancillary facilities at basement level, refuse storage, switch room, esb substation utilities and internal bicycle parking areas located at ground floor level, with green/blue roof/pv panels and plant area at roof level and all associated works to facilitate the development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8	May 2026	€700,000	22 m
7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8	May 2025	€585,000	43 m
62 Synge Street, Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€625,000	73 m
4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin	Aug 2025	€180,000	76 m
61a Synge St, Portobello, Dublin 8	Jan 2025	€500,000	80 m
Apt 1 Grantham Mews, Dublin 8, Dublin	Aug 2025	€446,000	125 m
6 Synge Street, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€785,000	130 m
53 Synge St, Dublin 8, Dublin	Jul 2025	€970,000	132 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 received17 January 2025
Decision due27 May 2025
Decision issued27 May 2025
Appeal submitted23 June 2025
Appeal decided28 October 2025
Permission expiry11 December 2030

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