Tathony House, Bow Bridge, Dublin 8
Internal alterations, a passenger lift, and a change of use of an outbuilding to a laundry and store for a hostel.
WEB1160/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 October 2025
- Reference
- WEB1160/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission and retention for internal alterations to a hostel, including replacement stairs, accessible facilities, and a passenger lift. It also proposes converting an unused two-storey outbuilding into a laundry and storage space, and adding a new front entrance canopy.
- Floor area
- 64 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
Permission and retention: for works to hostel, namely: (i) internal alterations as follows: to ground floor to provide replacement stairs, office & accessible wc, to first floor to provide replacement stairs & accessible en-suite, & to second floor to provide replacement stairs & accessible en-suite, (ii) installation of passenger lift (iii) new standing seam zinc cladding to parapet of flat roof portion of building (iv) change of use of unused 2 storey outbuilding to uses ancillary to hostel, namely laundry (ground floor, 31m2) and storage (first floor, 33m2), with external stairs, new entrance door and block up 1 no window to facilitate this change of use and (v) all associated site works. Permission is also sought for proposed new canopy over front entrance on to bow lane.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 21, Manor Hall Mount Brown, Kilmainham | Feb 2025 | €414,000 | 33 m |
| 4 Bow Bridge House, Bow Lane West, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €331,000 | 41 m |
| Apt No1 Bow Bridge House, Bow Lane West, Kilmainham Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €326,500 | 41 m |
| 26 Bow Bridge House, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €365,000 | 41 m |
| 7 Manor Hall, Mountbrown, James St | May 2026 | €387,000 | 59 m |
| Apt 13 Manor Hall, Mount Brown, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 59 m |
| 35 Cammock, Mount Brown, Kilmainham Dublin 8not full market price | Feb 2026 | €160,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 40 C1, Bow Bridge Place, Irwin St Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €387,000 | 92 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 received6 October 2025
- Decision due8 May 2026
- Decision issued8 May 2026
- Permission expiry27 July 2031
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