184, 186, 188, Whitehall Road West, Perrystown, Dublin 12
Conversion of the first floor of a Perrystown building into a nine-bedroom town house hotel.
SD20A/0214 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 August 2020
- Reference
- SD20A/0214
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 August 2020
- Floor area
- 572 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will convert the first floor of an existing two-storey building, currently used as a pub and betting shop, into a hotel. It will feature nine en-suite bedrooms, a reception area, a new entrance staircase, and minor ground-floor alterations to the public house.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Alterations to existing buildings to provide a town house hotel at first floor level of an existing two storey building. The current use is a public house and betting shop at ground floor level with access stairs to a restaurant kitchen area and staff quarters on the first floor. The proposed development comprises a total of nine en-suite bedrooms with five double bedrooms and 4 four person family rooms. Ancillary accommodation is included as follows; a reception area, tea station, linen storage, general storage, laundry and lift with new entrance staircase to the front and staff entrance and fire escape stairs to rear. New internal garden area and staff welfare area are also included on the first floor. Minor amendments are also proposed to the existing public house at ground floor level including removal of existing stairs and new windows to match the existing windows in lieu of two number doors to front elevation. A new window is proposed to side elevation opening onto the reconfigured external beer garden. A sky light is included in the ceiling of ground floor to improve natural light to the public house from the first floor garden area. A new wheel chair toilet is proposed with a minor extension to the existing storage area to the back elevation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the South Dublin County 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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Floor, 178 Whitehall Road West, Perrystown | Mar 2026 | €680,000 | 43 m |
| 165 Whitehall Rd, Terenure, Dublin 12not full market price | Nov 2025 | €342,500 | 49 m |
| 184 Whitehall Road, Terenure, Dublin 12 | Apr 2026 | €850,000 | 131 m |
| 18 Rockfield Ave, Perrystown, Dublin 12 | Oct 2025 | €710,000 | 139 m |
| 21 Rockfield Ave, Perrystown, Dublin 12 | Dec 2025 | €717,700 | 140 m |
| 8 Whitehall Park, Terenure, Dublin 12 | Sept 2025 | €573,000 | 155 m |
| 7 Muckross Grove, Perrystown, Dublin 12 | Mar 2025 | €540,000 | 167 m |
| 20 Greentrees Dr, Manor Estate, Dublin 12 | Jan 2025 | €735,000 | 176 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received20 August 2020
- Decision due14 October 2020
- Decision issued24 September 2020
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