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130, Baggot Street Lower, 33/37 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 XN61

Redevelopment of a former bank and adjacent buildings into a boutique hotel, restaurant, and bar.

WEB2619/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 June 2026

Reference
WEB2619/26
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
In progress
Type
Permission
Received
30 June 2026

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves converting the vacant former Ulster Bank on Baggot Street, a protected structure, into a restaurant, bar, and hotel. It also includes demolishing buildings on Pembroke Street to construct a new six-storey hotel extension and refurbishing an adjoining building.

Commercialhotelprotected structuredemolitionrestaurant
Storeys
6

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Official record

Development description

  • Protected structure dublin city council - planning permission is sought by dairy hill property ltd. To carry out a development at a site comprising the vacant former ulster bank premises at 130 baggot street lower, a protected structure, and the adjoining buildings at 33, 34, 35-36 and 37 pembroke street lower, dublin
  • The development consists of a) the conservation, restoration, extension, partial demolitions and change of use of 130 baggot street lower from a vacant bank building to a licensed restaurant, bar, speakeasy and boutique hotel; b) the demolition of the buildings at 34-37 pembroke street lower, (demolition previously approved under plan number 3327/20) and to construct in their place a new building, 6 storey over basement, as an extension of the hotel development and c) the refurbishment and change of use of 33 pembroke street lower from ground floor retail and wellness and therapy clinics/ consultancy units overhead to use as part of the hotel development, including demolition of existing unoriginal three-storey return structures and construction of a new part single-storey, part-three storey return. The main hotel access would be from pembroke street lower. There would be a 93-seat licensed restaurant & bar in the former banking hall at the ground floor of 130 baggot street lower, a 36-seat speakeasy bar in the former bank vaults in the basement of 130 baggot street lower, and a café unit in the ground floor of 33 pembroke street lower with wellness and gym facilities behind for hotel guests. The upper floors would be bedrooms for the hotel. The boutique hotel would consist of 37 bedrooms with lifestyle concierge service, private residents’ lounge and spa. The development would have a total floor area of 2632.66 square metres. The development will contain all the relevant supporting services including green roofs and plant screens at roof level

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt 2 Windsor Court, Windsor Place, Pembroke St Dublin 2Oct 2025€315,00035 m
Apartment 3, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2Dec 2025€1,350,000134 m
19 Pembroke Lane, Pembroke St Lower, Dublin 2Jan 2025€602,000138 m
42 Fitzwilliam Lane, Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2Jun 2025€900,000165 m
3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, DublinMar 2025€500,000202 m
23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, DublinFeb 2025€950,000205 m
Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion StSept 2025€830,000205 m
Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2Jan 2025€525,000205 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

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  1. Application received30 June 2026
  2. Decision due24 August 2026

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