GrantedDecided 31 March 2026Dublin City Council

WEB5614/25: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will principally consist of: a change of use of the existing 5-storey over basement building from retail, restaurant and office uses to retail/café and hotel uses; and the provision of an additional setback fifth floor level (260 sq m), providing a 6-storey over basement building comprising 43 No. en-suite bedrooms with ancillary hotel facilities and ground floor retail/café floor space (172 sq m). The total gross floor area of the development is 2,097 sq m. The change of use to hotel pertains to part of the ground floor previously in use as restaurant and first to fourth floor levels previously in use as office. The development also proposes: internal alterations, reconfigurations and refurbishments to facilitate the development; alterations at basement level including the provision of toilets, bin store, storage, staff facilities, management/operational rooms and cycle parking; alterations at ground floor level and the provision of hotel reception and back of house support / kitchen space; alterations at first floor level including demolition and extension works and the provision of a landscaped courtyard, breakfast/bar area and 9 No. en-suite bedrooms; alterations and extensions at second, third and fourth floor levels and the provision of 25 No. en-suite bedrooms; and new mansard-style fifth floor level and the provision of 9 No. en-suite bedrooms (increasing the building height to 6 No. storeys over basement). Also proposed as part of the development are the following: alterations to all façades, including refurbishment and upgrade to the ground floor and first floor level ‘shopfronts’ at Dame Street and Eustace Street; change of 1 No. existing entrance to 1 No. window and 1 No. existing window to 1 No. entrance at ground floor level at Eustace Street; refurbishment and upgrade of the existing lift car and cage, including an extension of the lift to basement level and the proposed fifth floor level; new internal lift to operate from basement up to first floor level and new internal stairs; repair/renewal of elevational brickwork as required; signage on Dame Street and Eustace Street façades; north-facing bedroom balconies; green roofs; rooftop plant and lift overrun; and all associated works above and below ground.

Nos. 59, 60 and 61 Dame Street and, Nos. 1 and 2 Eustace Street (a Protected Structure), Dublin 2, (also known as ‘Shamrock Chambers’)
DecisionGrant permission
Decided31 March 2026
Application typePermission
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