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Dublin City Council · 4249/23

59, 60 and 61Dame Street and 1 & 2 Eustace Street, Dublin 2 (also known as 'Shamrock Chambers')

  1. 2 Aug 2023Received
  2. 26 Sept 2023Refuse permission
  3. 23 Oct 2023Appealed
  4. 23 Sept 2024Appeal: Refused
Status
Appeal decided — refused
Decision
Refuse permission · 26 Sept 2023
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
399 m²
Appeal
ACP 318298 · Refused

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will principally consists of: -a change of use of the existing 5 no. storey over basement building from vacant restaurant, shop and vacant office uses to a hotel; - and the provision of an additional setback fifth floor level (260 sq m), providing a 6 no. storey over basement building comprising 47 no. en-suite bedrooms and ancillary hotel facilities (2,102 sq m). The application principally replicate the recently expired permission for a hotel with the provision of an additional storey as granted under DCC Reg. Ref: 3867/17. The development also proposes: -internal alterations, reconfigurations and refurbishments to facilitate the development; -alterations at basement level including the lowering of the floor level and the provision of toilets, kitchen, staff facilities, hotel management/operational rooms and cycle parking; -alterations at ground floor level and the provision of hotel reception and hotel restaurant/bar; -alterations at first floor level including demolition and extension works and the provision of a landscaped courtyard and 11 no. en-suite bedrooms; -alterations and extensions at second, third and fourth floor levels and the provision of 27 no. en-suite bedrooms; -and new setback 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 facades, including provision of new ground floor and first floor level 'shopfronts', change of an existing doorway to window and change of 2 no. existing windows to 2 no. entrances; -removal of existing lift car cage ( to facilitate provision of new lift system, which will extend to basement and new fifth floor levels) and its reuse as a feature in the restaurant/bar; -repair/ renewal of brickworks as required; -signage on Dame Street and Eustace Street facades; -north-facing bedroom balconies; -blue/green roofs; -rooftop plant and lift overrun; and all associated works above and below ground

4249/23 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will principally consists of: -a change of, received on 2 Aug 2023; permission was refused on 26 Sept 2023.

Planning details

Reference
4249/23
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Appeal decided — refused · register status “Appeal Decided”
Received
2 Aug 2023
Observations close
6 Sept 2023 (closed 1118 days ago)
Decision due
26 Sept 2023 · decided 26 Sept 2023
Decision
Refuse permission on 26 Sept 2023
Proposed development
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will principally consists of: -a change of use of the existing 5 no. storey over basement building from vacant restaurant, shop and vacant office uses to a hotel; - and the provision of an additional setback fifth floor level (260 sq m), providing a 6 no. storey over basement building comprising 47 no. en-suite bedrooms and ancillary hotel facilities (2,102 sq m). The application principally replicate the recently expired permission for a hotel with the provision of an additional storey as granted under DCC Reg. Ref: 3867/17. The development also proposes: -internal alterations, reconfigurations and refurbishments to facilitate the development; -alterations at basement level including the lowering of the floor level and the provision of toilets, kitchen, staff facilities, hotel management/operational rooms and cycle parking; -alterations at ground floor level and the provision of hotel reception and hotel restaurant/bar; -alterations at first floor level including demolition and extension works and the provision of a landscaped courtyard and 11 no. en-suite bedrooms; -alterations and extensions at second, third and fourth floor levels and the provision of 27 no. en-suite bedrooms; -and new setback 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 facades, including provision of new ground floor and first floor level 'shopfronts', change of an existing doorway to window and change of 2 no. existing windows to 2 no. entrances; -removal of existing lift car cage ( to facilitate provision of new lift system, which will extend to basement and new fifth floor levels) and its reuse as a feature in the restaurant/bar; -repair/ renewal of brickworks as required; -signage on Dame Street and Eustace Street facades; -north-facing bedroom balconies; -blue/green roofs; -rooftop plant and lift overrun; and all associated works above and below ground
As published by the register.
Site area
399 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

ACP 318298 · Planning Appeal · decided · Refused 23 Sept 2024
received by the Commission 23 Oct 2023 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    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 · 313
      building misc; Bondi Beach Club; Unicef
    • 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 · 87
      Town defences; Mural tower (Historic Town); Mural tower (Historic Town)

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 79864). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.

    Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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