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Dublin City Council · WEB1779/26

The Alex Hotel, 16-20 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2, D02Y097, and 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2,

  1. 2 Apr 2026Received
  2. 27 May 2026Grant permission
  3. 1 Jul 2026Final grant
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Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 27 May 2026
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
3,243 m²

What’s proposed

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL - We, Persian Properties Unlimited, intend to apply for permission for development of this site at 16-20 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2, D02Y097 and 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02H678. The development will consist of a change of use on the 7th floor of the previously approved Planning Application Reg. Ref. 4018/24 for the construction of a new hotel extension building, from bedrooms to restaurant use, comprising of the following: (i) Change of use on the 7th floor from 6 number suite bedrooms to restaurant and south facing terrace with associated service and back of house areas (kitchen, toilets & storage). (ii) External terrace area of 78m2. Terrace area has been restricted to prevent overlooking of properties to the North and East of the hotel extension (iii) Proposed 7th floor internal floor area decreased by 36m2. (iv) Proposed new external services area to the east end of the terrace to be screened (not accessible by public)

WEB1779/26 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for dUBLIN CITY COUNCIL - We, Persian Properties Unlimited, intend to apply for permission, received on 2 Apr 2026; permission was granted on 27 May 2026.

Planning details

Reference
WEB1779/26
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued
Received
2 Apr 2026
Observations close
7 May 2026 (closed 131 days ago)
Decision due
27 May 2026 · decided 27 May 2026
Decision
Grant permission on 27 May 2026
Proposed development
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL - We, Persian Properties Unlimited, intend to apply for permission for development of this site at 16-20 Cumberland Street South, Dublin 2, D02Y097 and 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02H678. The development will consist of a change of use on the 7th floor of the previously approved Planning Application Reg. Ref. 4018/24 for the construction of a new hotel extension building, from bedrooms to restaurant use, comprising of the following: (i) Change of use on the 7th floor from 6 number suite bedrooms to restaurant and south facing terrace with associated service and back of house areas (kitchen, toilets & storage). (ii) External terrace area of 78m2. Terrace area has been restricted to prevent overlooking of properties to the North and East of the hotel extension (iii) Proposed 7th floor internal floor area decreased by 36m2. (iv) Proposed new external services area to the east end of the terrace to be screened (not accessible by public)
As published by the register.
Site area
3,243 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    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.

    R2 — Existing residential

    Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

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

    • NIAH-recorded building · 148
      The Academy; house; house
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 4
      Glass works; Brickworks; R184166

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87382). 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.

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