36-37, Harrington Street, Dublin 8, D08 DDC2
- 11 Jun 2026Received
- 16 Jul 2026Observations closed
- 6 Aug 2026Decision due
- Status
- With the council, no decision yet
- Decision
- Due 6 Aug 2026
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Units
- 4
- Site
- 915 m²
What’s proposed
Change of use of an existing three-storey over lower ground floor office building at No. 36-37 Harrington Street, to use as a 27-bedroom guest house; and the demolition of Matthew Byrne Hall and ancillary structures to the rear of No. 36-37 Harrington Street and facing Synge Street, to facilitate: (i) Works to the three-storey over lower ground floor building at No. 36-37 Harrington Street including: a) alterations and refurbishment of existing window openings, door openings, and entrances; b) replacement of all existing non-original PVC windows to hardwood sash windows; c) reconfiguration of internal partition walls; d) removal of internal staircase; e) refurbishment of existing external railings; f) provision of external lift/goods hoist; g) provision of new escape stairs; and h) alterations to existing embankment onto Harrington Street, to form an external landscaped and seating area; (ii) Construction of a four-storey extension to the rear of the proposed guest house including, additional bedrooms for the guest house, new staircase, 1 no. external lift, fire escape corridors, and a permeable courtyard; (iii) Construction of 4 no. three-storey, four-bedroom, terraced houses in place of Matthew Byrne Hall, to be accessed via Synge Street. Each house will comprise of private courtyards and gardens at ground floor level, terraces at first and second floor levels and roof terraces at third floor level; (iv) Provision of 21 no. bicycle parking spaces including 10 no. short stay and 3 no. long-stay spaces for guest house use and 8 no. spaces for residential use (2 no. per house); and (v) All ancillary works including site clearance, boundary treatments, SuDS and other drainage infrastructure, external signage, hard and soft landscaping, and provision of bin stores as necessary for the development
WEB2447/26 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for change of use of an existing three-storey over lower ground floor office building at No., received on 11 Jun 2026; a decision is due by 6 Aug 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- WEB2447/26
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- With the council, no decision yet · register status “Registered Application”
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Observations close
- 16 Jul 2026 (closed 60 days ago)
- Decision due
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- Change of use of an existing three-storey over lower ground floor office building at No. 36-37 Harrington Street, to use as a 27-bedroom guest house; and the demolition of Matthew Byrne Hall and ancillary structures to the rear of No. 36-37 Harrington Street and facing Synge Street, to facilitate: (i) Works to the three-storey over lower ground floor building at No. 36-37 Harrington Street including: a) alterations and refurbishment of existing window openings, door openings, and entrances; b) replacement of all existing non-original PVC windows to hardwood sash windows; c) reconfiguration of internal partition walls; d) removal of internal staircase; e) refurbishment of existing external railings; f) provision of external lift/goods hoist; g) provision of new escape stairs; and h) alterations to existing embankment onto Harrington Street, to form an external landscaped and seating area; (ii) Construction of a four-storey extension to the rear of the proposed guest house including, additional bedrooms for the guest house, new staircase, 1 no. external lift, fire escape corridors, and a permeable courtyard; (iii) Construction of 4 no. three-storey, four-bedroom, terraced houses in place of Matthew Byrne Hall, to be accessed via Synge Street. Each house will comprise of private courtyards and gardens at ground floor level, terraces at first and second floor levels and roof terraces at third floor level; (iv) Provision of 21 no. bicycle parking spaces including 10 no. short stay and 3 no. long-stay spaces for guest house use and 8 no. spaces for residential use (2 no. per house); and (v) All ancillary works including site clearance, boundary treatments, SuDS and other drainage infrastructure, external signage, hard and soft landscaping, and provision of bin stores as necessary for the developmentAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 915 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Full planning report for 53.33285, -6.26671
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 219
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 3
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 86138). 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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