GrantedDecided 08 January 2026Dublin City Council

Nos. 1, 1a, and 2 Usher Street, Dublin 8 and Nos. 29/30 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 (Eircodes D08 YY11 and D08 VYX7) D08 YY11

Planning application WEB5595/25
DecisionGrant permission
Decided08 January 2026
Application typePermission
Source documentsPending

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Proposed development

Application description published by Dublin City Council.
PI Hotels & Restaurants Ireland Ltd intends to apply for permission for development to amend a previously permitted hotel scheme (Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 2409/20 (ABP Ref. ABP-308627-20), which was subsequently amended by Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3409/24) on this site of 0.055ha located at Nos. 1, 1a and 2 Usher Street, Dublin 8 and Nos. 29/30 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 (Eircodes D08 YY11 and D08 VYX7). The proposed development which provides for alterations to the permitted building, comprises: an increase in the overall gross floor area of the building by c. 63 sq m (c. 3,964 sq m permitted, increasing to c. 4,027 sq m proposed) resulting from an increase in the floor areas of the Basement, Ground, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Floor Levels; the reconfiguration of the internal layout of all levels of the permitted building (from Basement to Seventh Floor Levels), to include amendments to the hotel bedrooms and related to ancillary hotel facilities including work space, reception area, lobby and restaurant with public bar, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant, waste storage area and bicycle store, ancillary space (which includes areas such as circulation cores (lifts and stairs) and routes, and plant areas (including ESB substation and meter room) throughout the building); alterations to the permitted plant and mechanical and electrical services areas at Roof Level, including alterations to plant screens; a decrease in the height of the permitted lift overrun (by c. 0.72m from c. 25.82m permitted to c. 25.10 m proposed), an increase in the height of the permitted roof level parapet (by c. 0.15m from c. 23.87m permitted to c. 24.02m proposed), and amendments to the green / blue roofs, roof level photovoltaic panel zones and plant layouts; alterations to the permitted building's elevations from Ground to Seventh Floor Levels as required; and associated alterations to permitted scheme's site services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). There are no changes arising to the number of hotel bedrooms permitted (100 No.).

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