The Hot Box Sauna, Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Retention of a change of use from a restaurant to a sports and recreation facility featuring saunas and plunge pools.
WEB2659/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 December 2024
- Reference
- WEB2659/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 6 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of the site from a restaurant to a sports and recreational facility. The development includes five sauna units, three plunge pools, changing rooms, an office, and exterior signage.
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
Retention permission for (i) the change of use of the site from ‘restaurant’ use to ‘sports facility and recreational use’; (ii) removal of 0.75m high boundary wall; (iii) installation of 5 no. Sauna units and 3 no. Plunge pools; (iv) installation of male and female changing rooms, office, and wc; (v) exterior signage; and (vi) all associated site works to facilitate the development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Rosedale, Tyrconnell St, Inchicore Dublin 8 | Mar 2025 | €348,000 | 125 m |
| 38 Rosedale, Tyrconnell St, Inchicore Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €340,000 | 125 m |
| 48 Rosedale, Tyrconnell St, Inchicore | Jan 2025 | €317,000 | 125 m |
| Apartment 1, 199 Tyrconnell Road, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €486,500 | 129 m |
| 123 Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €340,000 | 152 m |
| Redroofs, 4 Landsdowne Valley Crescent, Kilworth Rd | Oct 2025 | €90,000 | 167 m |
| 3 Ring Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €308,500 | 197 m |
| 23 Tyrconnell St, Inchicore, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €270,000 | 200 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 received6 December 2024
- Decision due7 February 2025
- Decision issued10 December 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
RETENTION: Retention permission for (i) the change of use of the site from restaurant use to sports facility…
The Hot Box Sauna, Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Tyrconnel Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 EWK2
WEB2725/24Dublin CityLodged 16 Dec 2024Retention
- InvalidAt this site
PERMISSION and RETENTION: Retention permission for (i) the change of use of the site from ‘restaurant car…
The Hot Box Sauna, Unit 5, Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Dublin 8
WEB2683/25Dublin CityLodged 17 Jul 2025Retention
- GrantedAt this site
RETENTION / PLANNING PERMISSION : RETENTION permission for (i) the change of use of the site from 'restaurant…
The Hot Box Sauna, Unit 5 Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 ENK2
WEB2752/25Dublin CityLodged 25 Jul 2025Retention
- Granted30 m away
PERMISSION: For an extension to the southwest side of the existing unit for the provision of an ambulant…
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3538/23Dublin CityLodged 11 Apr 2023Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Planning Permission for the following; (i) Material change of use of existing Industrial unit to restaurant…
UNIT 5, Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8
2555/18Dublin CityLodged 22 Mar 2018Change of use
- Invalid30 m away
Planning permission for development at this site Unit 5 Goldenbridge Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore,…
5 Goldenbridge Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
3326/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Feb 2022Change of use
- Invalid30 m away
A change of use from a detached single storey storage shed to a detached single storey commercial cafe unit…
Unit 5, Goldenbridge Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
WEB1134/22Dublin CityLodged 16 Feb 2022Change of use
- Refused30 m away
A change of use from a detached single storey storage shed to a detached single storey commercial cafe unit…
Unit 5, Goldenbridge Industrial Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
WEB1262/22Dublin CityLodged 23 Mar 2022Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
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- RefusedRetention
RETENTION: Retention permission for (i) the change of use of the site from restaurant use to sports facility…
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WEB2725/24Dublin CityLodged 16 Dec 2024
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WEB2752/25Dublin CityLodged 25 Jul 2025
- InvalidRetention
PERMISSION and RETENTION: Retention permission for (i) the change of use of the site from ‘restaurant car…
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WEB2683/25Dublin CityLodged 17 Jul 2025
- RefusedRetention
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