The Shipwright Guesthouse, 16/20 Thorncastle Street, Dublin 4, D04 NT78
Partial change of use and extension of a guesthouse and café in Dublin 4.
WEB5100/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 September 2025
- Reference
- WEB5100/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention and permission for changes of use at the former public house. It includes retaining a partial change of use to a guesthouse, constructing a second-floor extension, and creating a ground-floor café.
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
Permission & retention. Change of use. Retention permission for (i) partial change of use of the ground floor level from public house to guesthouse, with associated alterations to the internal layout, to provide 2 no. Guesthouse bedrooms at this level; and, (ii) removal of side extension containing boiler- room (6.9sq. M) at first floor level. Permission for (i) partial change of use of the ground floor level from unauthorised guesthouse, formerly public house area, with associated alterations to the internal layout to provide café; (ii) partial change of use of ground floor level from guest house (dining room/kitchen/plant area) to provide 2 no. Additional guesthouse bedrooms; and, (ii) construction of extension at second floor level, atop existing first floor element fronting thorncastle street, to accommodate 2 no. Additional guesthouse bedrooms. The cumulative works will provide for an 18 no. Bedroom guesthouse from ground to second floor level with an 86sq. M café at ground floor level.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ropewalk Mews, Ropewalk Place, Ringsend Dublin 4not full market price | Mar 2026 | €127,000 | 80 m |
| Apt 1, 16 Bridge St, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €262,500 | 81 m |
| Apt 2, 16 Bridge St, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €262,500 | 81 m |
| 33 Ropewalk Place, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €370,000 | 100 m |
| 24 Ropewalk Place, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €382,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 31, Ropewalk Place, Ropewalk Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €426,000 | 100 m |
| 20 Ropewalk Place, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €434,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 102, Fitzwilliam Point, Fitzwilliam Quay Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €740,000 | 107 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 received10 September 2025
- Decision due4 November 2025
- Decision issued11 September 2025
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