5-6 Dame Court, Dublin 2, D02 XP58
Conversion of a former telephone exchange into a 92-bedroom hotel extension on Dame Court.
WEB2154/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 September 2024
- Reference
- WEB2154/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes a change of use of the basement, ground, and upper floors of a telephone exchange to hotel accommodation. It will provide 92 bedrooms as an extension to the ReZz D2 hotel, featuring a complete facade overhaul and a ground-floor coffee kiosk.
- Storeys
- 6
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
The proposed development seeks a change of use of a portion of the basement and ground floor and the entirety of upper floors (first to fifth floors but excluding the external portion of the fifth floor containing eir equipment) from telephone exchange to hotel accommodation providing 92 bedrooms, linen rooms and stores as an extension to the rezz d2 hotel, with reception accessed from dame lane. The development requires significant refurbishment and improvement works including internal and external alterations: - provision of staff facilities (shower, changing rooms and staff room) and plant room at basement level. - internal doorway opening at ground floor level between nos. 5-6 dame court and nos. 2-4 dame lane (rezz d2 hotel) to link into rezz d2 reception accessed from dame lane. - coffee kiosk and shopfront on dame court. - internal modifications at ground and 1st to 5th floors to provide 92 bedrooms, linen rooms and stores. - elevational upgrades and complete facade overhaul of the building to include revised elevational design and treatment of all elevations. - bike parking shelter within existing eir car park to rear. - all site and services works to facilitate the development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 94 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 118 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 136 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 143 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 150 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 150 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 156 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 175 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 received18 September 2024
- Decision due19 December 2024
- Decision issued16 December 2024
- Permission expiry16 March 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
The proposed development seeks a change of use of a portion of the basement and ground floor and the entirety…
5-6, Dame Court, Dublin 2, D02 XP58
WEB2106/24Dublin CityLodged 11 Sept 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Vantage Fusion Two Limited intend to apply for permission for development at 5-6 Dame Court, Dublin 2, D02…
5-6 Dame Court, Dublin 2, D02 XP58
WEB1817/26Dublin CityLodged 2 Apr 2026Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission at No. 5-6 Dame Court and part of No. 2-4 Dame Court (Hely Building), Dublin 2 for development.…
5-6, Dame Court and part of 2-4 Dame Court (the Hely Building), Dublin 2
2230/19Dublin CityLodged 8 Feb 2019Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
The development will consist of the change of use of the existing vacant building from office use to hotel…
The Hely Building, 2-4 Dame Court and 2 Dame Lane, Dublin 2
3804/20Dublin CityLodged 25 Nov 2020Change of use
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission at Fumbally Exchange, No. 5 Dame Lane, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure) for…
Fumbally Exchange, 5, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
3135/20Dublin CityLodged 4 Aug 2020Alterations
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the development will consist of amendments to the parent…
5, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
3889/20Dublin CityLodged 8 Dec 2020Alterations
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development comprises a change of use of part of the ground floor…
Fumbally Exchange, 5, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
2167/19Dublin CityLodged 1 Feb 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Change of use of the first, second and third floors from Nightclub to Boutique Hotel, having total of 14…
13/14 Dame Court, Dublin 2, D02 K122
WEB2583/26Dublin CityLodged 12 Jun 2026Change of use
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- InvalidChange of use
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- GrantedChange of use
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3804/20Dublin CityLodged 25 Nov 2020
- GrantedChange of use
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- RefusedChange of use
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- GrantedChange of use
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WEB1817/26Dublin CityLodged 2 Apr 2026
- GrantedCommercial
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