GrantedChange of useDecided 31 March 2026

Nos. 59, 60 and 61 Dame Street and, Nos. 1 and 2 Eustace Street (a Protected Structure), Dublin 2, (also known as ‘Shamrock Chambers’)

Change of use and extension of a protected building on Dame Street to create a 43-bedroom hotel with a ground floor cafe.

WEB5614/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 November 2025

Reference: WEB5614/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 5 November 2025

Summary

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The project involves converting a five-storey over basement building from retail, restaurant, and office use into a hotel and retail/café space. It includes constructing a setback fifth-floor extension to create a six-storey building, providing 43 en-suite bedrooms, and carrying out internal alterations and refurbishments.

Change of usehotelheritagecity centre

Residential units: 43
Storeys: 6
Floor area: 2,097 m²

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: the proposed development will principally consist of: a change of use of the existing 5-storey over basement building from retail, restaurant and office uses to retail/café and hotel uses; and the provision of an additional setback fifth floor level (260 sq m), providing a 6-storey over basement building comprising 43 no. En-suite bedrooms with ancillary hotel facilities and ground floor retail/café floor space (172 sq m). The total gross floor area of the development is 2,097 sq m. The change of use to hotel pertains to part of the ground floor previously in use as restaurant and first to fourth floor levels previously in use as office. The development also proposes: internal alterations, reconfigurations and refurbishments to facilitate the development; alterations at basement level including the provision of toilets, bin store, storage, staff facilities, management/operational rooms and cycle parking; alterations at ground floor level and the provision of hotel reception and back of house support / kitchen space; alterations at first floor level including demolition and extension works and the provision of a landscaped courtyard, breakfast/bar area and 9 no. En-suite bedrooms; alterations and extensions at second, third and fourth floor levels and the provision of 25 no. En-suite bedrooms; and new mansard-style fifth floor level and the provision of 9 no. En-suite bedrooms (increasing the building height to 6 no. Storeys over basement). Also proposed as part of the development are the following: alterations to all façades, including refurbishment and upgrade to the ground floor and first floor level ‘shopfronts’ at dame street and eustace street; change of 1 no. Existing entrance to 1 no. Window and 1 no. Existing window to 1 no. Entrance at ground floor level at eustace street; refurbishment and upgrade of the existing lift car and cage, including an extension of the lift to basement level and the proposed fifth floor level; new internal lift to operate from basement up to first floor level and new internal stairs; repair/renewal of elevational brickwork as required; signage on dame street and eustace street façades; north-facing bedroom balconies; green roofs; rooftop plant and lift overrun; and all associated works above and below ground.

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

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar	Nov 2025	€355,000	57 m
Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar	Nov 2025	€355,000	57 m
Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2	May 2026	€1,800,000	58 m
Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€395,000	72 m
Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin	Sept 2025	€340,000	95 m
3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2	May 2026	€1,600,000	103 m
Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar	Oct 2025	€250,000	113 m
8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€290,000	116 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 received5 November 2025
Decision due31 March 2026
Decision issued31 March 2026
Permission expiry20 June 2031

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