Awaiting decisionAlterationsDecision due in ~5 weeks (31 August 2026)

Nos. 28-31 Benburb Street and Nos. 6-9 Wood Lane, Dublin 7

Revisions to a permitted hotel development to add four bedrooms and reconfigure the ground floor layout.

WEB2682/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 June 2026

Reference: WEB2682/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 26 June 2026

Summary

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The applicant seeks revisions to a previously permitted six-storey hotel development. The changes include amalgamating the lounge, breakfast room, and reception into a single open-plan space, and adding four hotel bedrooms at ground level.

Alterationshotelrevisions

Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Easyhotel ireland limited seek planning permission for revisions to previously granted planning permission ref. Web1828/25 at the existing 160 bedroom six-storey over ground level hotel consisting of the following
Revisions to the previously proposed separate lounge/seating area and breakfast room layout at ground level which are now proposed to be amalgamated with the existing ground floor reception lobby into a single, open plan space with a 75-seat breakfast room area (reduced in size from that previously permitted), a repositioned kitchen, buffet servery and hotel reception and additional luggage storage/office space
Provision of a total no. Of 4 additional hotel bedrooms consisting of an extra 1 no. Double occupancy hotel bedroom, 2 no. Triple occupancy hotel bedrooms and an extra 1 no. Universal access double occupancy hotel bedroom, all located to the rear of the reduced breakfast room area at ground level facing easterly to wood lane and westerly to the rear access yard and requiring minor elevation amendments as described below
Revisions to fire safety escape routes to facilitate the shared lobby/seating and breakfast room and additional 4 no. Hotel bedrooms by construction of a fire-separated protected lobby and exit route to the repositioned final exit door on benburb street from the main stair of the existing hotel
Revisions to ground floor shopfronts and signage on the benburb street south elevation including repositioning of the main fire escape door to the western bay, repositioning of the main entrance doors and overhead ‘easyhotel’ sign to the central bay as a pair of electronic sliding doors with repositioned ‘easyhotel’ signage above and decorative opaque vinyl manifestations up to 1,200mm in height from ground level to the eastern bay for modesty reasons to window-facing seats
Revisions to ground floor shopfronts on the wood lane east elevation including decorative opaque vinyl manifestations up to 1,200mm in height from ground level for modesty reasons to window-facing seats and additional powdercoated aluminium air extract and intake ventilation louvres at 2700mm above ground level to the southern bay nearest benburb street and replacement of the central recessed bay glazed shopfront with a mild steel privacy/security screen including a fire escape exit gate and 3 no. Recessed hotel bedroom windows and 1 no. Fire escape doorway set in a new recessed rendered blockwork wall
Revision to the rear west elevation to include 1 no. New recessed hotel bedroom window facing onto the rear access yard
Additional mechanical, heating and ventilation and plant as required which is all to be located within existing plant enclosures, risers and rooms
Revisions to on site below ground drainage as required to facilitate the additional bedrooms and kitchen

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
25 Benburb St, Smithfield, Dublin 7	Apr 2026	€760,000	34 m
127 Clifden Court, Ellis Quay, Dublin 7	Jul 2025	€276,000	43 m
143 Clifden Court Apts, Ellis Quay, Dublin 7	Feb 2025	€470,000	43 m
119 Clifden Court, Ellis Quay, Dublin 7	Jun 2026	€350,000	43 m
35 Blackhall Place, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7	Sept 2025	€350,000	45 m
113 Clifden Court, Ellis Quay, Dublin 7	Feb 2026	€230,000	46 m
43 Clifden Court, Ellis Quay, Dublin 7	Feb 2026	€244,000	70 m
37 Clifden Court, Ellis Quay, Dublin 7	Dec 2025	€330,000	70 m

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Application received26 June 2026
Decision due31 August 2026

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