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Dublin City Council · 3679/21

1-3, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2

  1. 13 Oct 2021Received
  2. 7 Dec 2021Grant permission
  3. 19 Jan 2022Final grant
  4. 11 Apr 2025Commenced
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 7 Dec 2021
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
253 m²

What’s proposed

The development will consist of: the change of use of the existing building from retail at ground floor and basement and offices overhead to a 38 bedroom hotel with the addition of a new extension floor at attic level, for hotel use. The development will include, Basement- kitchen, storage and other services, Ground floor level hotel reception / check-in area, bar/café, disabled WC, lifts, stairwells and circulation areas; First to Fifth storey - provision of general bedroom accommodation with en-suites, lifts, associated ancillary areas and circulation areas; a new extension at roof level to a smaller footprint than the lower building levels to provide storage, bedrooms with en-suites, and ancillary facilities. One of the two existing retail units at street level will remain unaltered. The ground floor elevation will be upgraded and there will be no changes to the elevations of the existing upper floors. The new attic level will be set back from the existing elevations

3679/21 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for the development will consist of: the change of use of the existing building from retail, received on 13 Oct 2021; permission was granted on 7 Dec 2021.

Planning details

Reference
3679/21
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued
Received
13 Oct 2021
Observations close
17 Nov 2021 (closed 1767 days ago)
Decision due
7 Dec 2021 · decided 7 Dec 2021
Decision
Grant permission on 7 Dec 2021
Proposed development
The development will consist of: the change of use of the existing building from retail at ground floor and basement and offices overhead to a 38 bedroom hotel with the addition of a new extension floor at attic level, for hotel use. The development will include, Basement- kitchen, storage and other services, Ground floor level hotel reception / check-in area, bar/café, disabled WC, lifts, stairwells and circulation areas; First to Fifth storey - provision of general bedroom accommodation with en-suites, lifts, associated ancillary areas and circulation areas; a new extension at roof level to a smaller footprint than the lower building levels to provide storage, bedrooms with en-suites, and ancillary facilities. One of the two existing retail units at street level will remain unaltered. The ground floor elevation will be upgraded and there will be no changes to the elevations of the existing upper floors. The new attic level will be set back from the existing elevations
As published by the register.
Site area
253 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0012334DC
    11 Apr 20251-3 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2, D02 HY52matched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

Designations within 250 m

OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 214
    O'Connell Monument; house; Hair Inc.
  • Radon risk area · 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 35
    Gateway; Religious house - Augustinian canons; Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nuns

Provenance

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