RefusedCommercialDecided 2 September 2025

166A Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 NN88

Construction of a six-storey over basement boutique hotel, bar, and restaurant in Ballsbridge.

WEB2619/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 July 2025

Reference: WEB2619/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 9 July 2025

Summary

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The development involves extensive demolition and reconstruction of an existing single-storey building to create a six-storey over basement building. It will accommodate a ground-floor bar/café, a first-floor restaurant, and a 24-bedroom boutique hotel with a rooftop swimming pool.

Commercialhotelrestaurantrooftop pool

Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

(i) at basement floor level - removal of external and internal walls and construction of new floor level within a revised and reconfigured building footprint; (ii) at ground floor level - removal of northern and western external walls, partial removal of eastern external wall to river dodder, removal of all internal wall partitions, extension of the internal floor area and provision of a new outdoor terrace along the river dodder; (iii) removal of existing chimney, elevational alarm panels/glazing/lighting/signage and boundary gate/railings to shelbourne road; (iv) construction of a five storey extension of contemporary design and finish atop the existing single-storey building to include amenity roof terrace with swimming pool; and, (v) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development inclusive of structural works, new stair/lift cores, esb substation, elevational planting and drainage works. The resulting six storey over basement level building will accommodate a bar/café at ground floor level, a restaurant at first floor level and a 24 no. Bedroom boutique hotel from second to fifth floor level with ancillary plant, staff area, bin store and bicycle parking area at basement level. The application is accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis).

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Benton 3c Granite Place, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€779,976	81 m
30 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€738,000	99 m
27 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€730,000	109 m
33 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4not full market price	Nov 2025	€475,000	112 m
23 Elgin Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Jun 2025	€4,025,000	112 m
1 Clyde Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€1,600,000	116 m
2 Clyde Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin	Jun 2025	€1,750,000	122 m
35 Dodder View, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Jul 2025	€930,000	123 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 received9 July 2025
Decision due2 September 2025
Decision issued2 September 2025
Appeal submitted29 September 2025
Appeal decided29 January 2026

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