No.35 Harcourt Street (protected structure) and No.35 Camden Place, the Dean Hotel No.34 Harcourt Street and the Dean Townhouse No.36 Harcourt Street (protected structure), Dublin 2.
Design modifications to a permitted hotel development at a protected structure on Harcourt Street.
WEB2120/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 September 2024
- Reference
- WEB2120/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes design modifications to a previously permitted hotel development at No. 35 Harcourt Street. Changes include internal reconfiguration across multiple floors, new internal connections to the adjoining Dean Hotel, and the replacement of an external terrace with an internal mezzanine space.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: for development comprising: design modifications to planning permission 3086/23 for the conservation, repair, refurbishment, alteration and extension of the townhouse at no. 35 harcourt street (protected structure) for use as an hotel (21no. Keys and 1no. Restaurant), to include: internal reconfiguration of floor plans at lower ground, ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, including relocation of existing double doors to and alteration of existing rear window at ground floor. Replacement of external terrace at ground floor to rear of the original townhouse with an internal mezzanine space to form part of the restaurant area. Insertion of new internal connections, at basement, ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor levels, to adjoining dean hotel at no. 34 harcourt street and dean townhouse at no. 36 harcourt street (protected structure). Subdivision of front room at 1st floor level to accommodate 2no. Bedrooms (remains 21no. Keys in total). Removal of existing 1st floor rear return and reinstatement of window of the original townhouse. Removal of existing projecting structure to rear elevation of the townhouse, at 2nd floor landing. Revised 1st floor roof design over the restaurant area of the permitted rear extension, including insertion of 2no. Glass roof lanterns and raised height (by c. 1m) of the flat roof connecting from the rear of the original townhouse to the permitted mews block. Minor amendments to the floor plans and raised roof parapet height (by c. 1m) at the permitted rear mews block. And, all associated and ancillary site development works.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 18 m |
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 48 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 3, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €480,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 1, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €460,000 | 136 m |
| 6 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €386,000 | 153 m |
| 25 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 153 m |
| 4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 177 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 September 2024
- Decision due6 November 2024
- Decision issued18 September 2024
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