Dublin Simon Community, 12-14 Carman's Hall, Dublin 8, D08 KX89
Retention of a change of use from a parish centre to a homeless hostel.
WEB5130/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 September 2025
- Reference
- WEB5130/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 12 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedDublin Simon Community is seeking retention permission to convert a former parish centre and school into a short-term emergency homeless hostel. The development includes 20 bedrooms for 51 people, internal alterations, a laundry outbuilding, and access ramps at this protected structure.
- Residential units
- 20
- Storeys
- 2
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: protected structure: dublin simon community is applying for retention permission for development consisting of: the change of use of the two storey (with third level stair shaft access to paved roof) building from parish centre (originally built as a school, saint nicholas of myra national school) to a hostel for the provision of short term emergency accommodation for homeless persons and associated alterations to the internal layout to provide 20 bedrooms accommodating 51 people, sanitary facilities, dining area, kitchen, offices, counselling rooms, a fire escape stairs, additional doors to the existing courtyard, conversion of the outbuilding to a laundry and plant room, external water storage tanks and associated external works including the provision of ramps to existing and additional access doors to the courtyard, at the former parish centre, 12-14 carman’s hall, dublin 8, which is a protected structure, rps 8822 (former saint nicholas of myra national school).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Spitalfields, Dublin 8, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €501,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 28 - Tandy Court, Spitalfields, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €425,000 | 52 m |
| Apt 7 Tandy Court, Spitalfields, Francis Street | Oct 2025 | €328,000 | 52 m |
| 1 Hanover St West, Dublin 8, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €366,000 | 60 m |
| 38 Francis St, Apt 1, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €230,000 | 61 m |
| 1 Park St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €440,000 | 79 m |
| 1 Cathrines Close, Carmans Hall, Dublin 8 | Apr 2026 | €351,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 40, 125 Francis St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €438,000 | 93 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 received12 September 2025
- Decision due6 November 2025
- Decision issued6 November 2025
- Permission expiry25 January 2031
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