26-27 Dorset Street Lower, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D01 PT66
Change of use of upper-floor offices to four short-term tourist rental studio units and ground floor alterations.
WEB1578/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 May 2024
- Reference
- WEB1578/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will subdivide and change the use of existing first, second, and third-floor offices to provide four short-term tourist rental studio units. The ground floor office will be divided to accommodate a new retail space and a reception/entrance for the tourist accommodation. Works also include shopfront alterations and a reinstated entrance.
- Residential units
- 4
- Storeys
- 4
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 the development will consist of
- The subdivision and change of use of existing commercial (office) space of no. 26 at first, second and third floors to provide 4no. Short term tourist rental accommodation studio units
- Division of ground floor existing office use (gwd estate agents) of nos. 26 and 27 to accommodate new retail space and reception/entrance to short term tourist rental accommodation on upper floors
- Works will also include alterations to existing shopfront and signage to no. 26 with new / reinstated entrance, all associated internal, elevation alterations, site and drainage works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Kellys Court, Kellys Row, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €230,000 | 52 m |
| Apt 4, 47 Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €298,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 1, 30 Dorset St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €471,000 | 62 m |
| Apartment 5, 32/33 Upper Gardener Street, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 69 m |
| 7 Dorset Sq, Gardiner St Upper, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €420,000 | 91 m |
| 9 Dorset Sq, Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €325,000 | 91 m |
| 44 Dorset Square, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €351,000 | 97 m |
| 52 Dorset Sq, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €412,000 | 104 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 received10 May 2024
- Decision due4 July 2024
- Decision issued15 May 2024
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