49-51, Pleasants Street, Pleasants House & 5 Pleasants Lane, Dublin 8
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
WEB1085/25 is a planning application for permission at 49-51, Pleasants Street, Pleasants House & 5 Pleasants Lane, Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 17 Jan 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The proposed development will consist of: A) The demolition of the existing building on site (c. 973.4 sqm) and the construction of a 6-no. storey (over-basement) hotel (overall height c. 19.455m) above ground level to parapet along with setback at fifth floor level (with a gross floor area proposed of c. 3,916 sqm); B) Construction of 100 no. bedroom hotel from basement to fifth floor levels; C) Provision of a reception area (with pedestrian access from Pleasants Street) with ancillary café/bar/restaurant use (c. 200 sqm) and ancillary areas at ground floor level; and, D) Provision of plant and other ancillary facilities at basement level, refuse storage, switch room, ESB substation utilities and internal bicycle parking areas located at ground floor level, with green/blue roof/PV panels and plant area at roof level and all associated works to facilitate the development. The council granted permission on 27 May 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 21 Feb 2025. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 322844 on 28 Oct 2025 (grant conditions). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 141 other decided applications in the last five years and 65 appeals.
Proposal
The proposed development will consist of: A) The demolition of the existing building on site (c. 973.4 sqm) and the construction of a 6-no. storey (over-basement) hotel (overall height c. 19.455m) above ground level to parapet along with setback at fifth floor level (with a gross floor area proposed of c. 3,916 sqm); B) Construction of 100 no. bedroom hotel from basement to fifth floor levels; C) Provision of a reception area (with pedestrian access from Pleasants Street) with ancillary café/bar/restaurant use (c. 200 sqm) and ancillary areas at ground floor level; and, D) Provision of plant and other ancillary facilities at basement level, refuse storage, switch room, ESB substation utilities and internal bicycle parking areas located at ground floor level, with green/blue roof/PV panels and plant area at roof level and all associated works to facilitate the development
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 27 May 2025
- Final grant
- 28 Oct 2025
- Site (from polygon)
- 749 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 17 Jan 2025New applicationObservation window closed 21 Feb 2025
- 12 Mar 2025Further information requested
- 30 Apr 2025Further information received
- 27 May 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 24 Jun 2025
- 26 Jun 2025Appeal lodged
Full planning report for 53.33564, -6.26630
One document, every dataset, each section with its source and fetch time. Print it or download it as a PDF. It informs a planning search; it is not a statutory search.
1 Where this is — preview
1 Deadlines still open
Appeal
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 218
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 16
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 84030). 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 | open |