GrantedApartmentsDecided 16 February 2026

14-17 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 A7N2

Conversion of offices and a restaurant into a 44-bedroom aparthotel on O'Connell Street.

WEB5551/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 October 2025

Reference: WEB5551/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 29 October 2025

Summary

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The development involves converting a ground-floor restaurant into an aparthotel reception and coffee shop, and converting upper-floor offices into a 44-bedroom aparthotel. The works affect a protected structure and include internal linkages, lift replacement, and external lighting.

Apartmentsaparthotelprotected structurecity centre

Residential units: 44
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: (i) change of use of existing restaurant, at ground floor level in no. 17, to provide aparthotel reception area and coffee shop; (ii) change of use of existing office, from first to fourth floor level of nos. 14-17, to provide a 44-bedroom aparthotel with associated internal alterations to facilitate aparthotel layout, including the formation of new openings through party walls at each level to enable internal linkage; (iii) partial change of use of basement level of nos. 14-17 from storage use to facilitate admin/plant/storage/staff spaces ancillary to the hospitality uses from ground to fourth floor levels; (iv) replacement and enlargement of the existing lift in nos. 16-17 to facilitate universal access; (v) removal of the existing metal escape stairs to stable lane and opening of 4 no. Additional window opes to the stable lane (east) elevation at ground (2), first (1) and fourth (1) floor levels - the new first and fourth floor level windows will replace existing fire escape doors; (vi) installation of an external lighting scheme to the o’connell street and sackville place facades; (vii) removal of existing external signage at no. 17 and provision of new façade signage and projecting sign at ground level of no. 17; and, (vii) all associated site works, including the provision of bicycle parking area (8 no. Spaces) on stable lane, necessary to facilitate the development. Each of the buildings on site is a protected structure.

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
110 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€270,000	111 m
84 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1	May 2025	€1,000,000	114 m
Apartment 401, 5 - 9 Eden Quay, Dublin 1	Nov 2025	€490,000	115 m
Apt 110 Longboat Quay North, Hannover Dock, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€675,000	132 m
Apt 77 The Gardens At Elmpark Green, Merrion Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	May 2025	€1,299,550	132 m
33 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€471,366	132 m
5 Kennan Avenue, Lutrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€590,308	132 m
7 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€590,308	132 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

Timeline

Application received29 October 2025
Decision due18 February 2026
Decision issued16 February 2026
Permission expiry8 May 2031

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