RefusedDecided 02 February 2024Dublin City Council

Site located in Dublin 2, bound by Mount Street Upper to the northeast, James's Place East to the southwest and, Herbert Street to the southeast. The site contains the following properties No. 50 James's Place, East, Nos. 38-43 James's Place East, Nos. 37

Planning application 4899/23
DecisionSplit decision(permission & refusal)
Decided02 February 2024
Application typePermission
Source documentsPending

Site

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Proposed development

Application description published by Dublin City Council.
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will consist of: The demolition of the existing buildings at Nos.. 38-43 James's Place East. The construction of a part 4, part 5 part 6 and part 7 storey Hotel building over basement level on the site to the rear of Nos. 37-43 Mount Street Upper fronting onto James's Place East; • Change of use of No. 38, 39 and 40 Mount Street Upper from office to hotel use and associated changes to layout to accommodate the change of use; • The hotel will provide for a total of 300 no. guest rooms and will have an overall floor area of c. 11,550sq.m within the new build development, and 1,540sq.m within Nos. 38, 39 and 40 Mount Street Upper; • Provision of a glazed link and bridge from the rear of Nos. 38 and 39 Mount Street Upper to the proposed hotel building at ground floor level; • Provision of 2 no. platform lifts to the front of No. 38 and 39 Mount Street Upper; • Provision of a glazed link and bridge from the rear of No. 38 and 39 Mount Street Upper to the proposed hotel building at ground floor level; • Provision of a multi-use school space (c. 180sq.m at ground floor level within the hotel building fronting James's Place East; • Provision of an arts/cultural space (c. 130sq.m at lower ground floor level within No. 38 Mount Street Upper; • Change of use of Nos. 37 and 41 Mount Street Upper from office to residential to provide 8 no. 1 bed apartment units and 1 no. 3 bed apartment unit and 1 no. 4 bed apartment unit; • Conversion of the existing mews building at No. 50 James's Place East (to the rear of No. 50 Mount Street Upper) to a residential dwelling (2 no. bedrooms); • Construction of a 3 storey residential building to the rear of No. 47 Mount Street Upper fronting onto James's Place East to provide for a total of 2 no. 2 bedroom apartment units; • Construction of a 3 storey residential building located between the rear of No. 50 Mount Street Upper and the rear of No. 50 James's Place East to provide for a total of 1 no. studio unit and 2 no. 2 bedroom apartment units; • Provision of a park within the grounds of Nos. 33-34 Mount Street Upper; • Provision of bicycle spaces to serve the proposed development and; • All ancillary landscaping, boundary treatments, associated infrastructure, and site development works to support the development.

Application and appeal history

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ABP-319168-24Submitted 29 February 2024 / decided 13 October 2025
Status not recordedSPLIT DECISION
  1. Appeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-319168-24
    29 February 2024
  2. Appeal decisionSPLIT DECISION
    13 October 2025
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