Infrastructure · Co. Dublin
28-32 O'Connell Street Upper and Cathal Brugha Street / Findlater Place, Dublin 1
Granted on appeal 17 Nov 2023 (Granted 7 Jun 2022 by the council)
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Key facts
- Planning application 3200/22 at 28-32 O'Connell Street Upper and Cathal Brugha Street / Findlater Place, Dublin 1: Alterations and provision of an extension.
- It was received by Dublin City Council on 2 Feb 2022.
- Status: Granted on appeal 17 Nov 2023 (Granted 7 Jun 2022 by the council).
- Permission was granted on appeal on 17 Nov 2023; the board's decision is final. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Dublin City Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. Search the council's register
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The council's register shows: Granted on 7 Jun 2022.
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What and where
Alterations and provision of an extension
Planning permission for development at Holiday Inn Express (Formerly known as Findlater House), 28-32 O'Connell Street Upper and Cathal Brugha Street / Findlater Place, Dublin 1. The application site is located on the junction of O'Connell Street Upper, Findlater Place and Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1. The subject site is located within the O'Connell Street Architectural Conservation Area. The proposed development will consist of alterations and provision of an extension (comprising 7 storeys over basement) to the existing / permitted 8 storey hotel building (an additional eighth storey, permitted under Reg. Ref.: 2084/18 & ABP Ref.: 301378-18, and a fire fighting shaft, permitted under Reg. Ref.: 2850/19, have yet to be implemented). The proposed development comprises of the following: • Alterations to the existing basement level involving the omission of the existing car parking spaces and access ramp to provide 9 no. hotel rooms, plant, bin store and ancillary back of house areas; • The demolition of c. 355 sq.m of existing hotel floorspace and external ancillary structures within the existing courtyard and alterations to the existing bar/restaurant at ground floor level, and provision of a proposed extension including an additional 9 no. hotel rooms at ground floor level. It is also proposed to provide 34 no. cycle spaces at ground floor level; • A proposed seven storey extension (located within the existing courtyard to the rear of the site) from basement to 6th floor level to provide for an additional 103 no. hotel rooms; • Alterations to existing hotel rooms and removal of 6 no. rooms from first to sixth floor level to provide access to stair/lift cores and the proposed extension; • The proposed development will increase the total number of existing / permitted hotel rooms from 214 no. to 311 no. rooms, i.e. a net increase of 97 no. hotel rooms, and will increase the overall gross floor area from c. 10,880 sq.m to c. 13,490 sq.m.; and • The proposed development also includes for the decommissioning of an existing ESB substation and provision of a new ESB sub-station at ground floor level, and all associated and ancillary works.
- Location
- Dublin 1, Co. Dublin Map
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Planning reference
- 3200/22
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 24,370 m²
- Project type
- Infrastructure
- Received
- 2 Feb 2022
- Council decision
- 7 Jun 2022
- Appeal lodged
- 4 Jul 2022
- Granted on appeal
- 17 Nov 2023
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted by the council
- Appeal lodged
- Appeal decidedGrant permission with revised conditions
Site history
This site's history
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Application 3200/22Sub01 at the same address: received 10 Sep 2026, no decision recorded yet.
3. The proposed fourth floor, as indicated on drawing number 2135 Rev. C01 received by the planning authority on the 2nd day of February… Same address -
Application 3200/22Sub02 at the same address: received 20 Oct 2026, no decision recorded yet.
2. Details of the materials, colours and textures of all external finishes, including samples, shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing… Same address
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Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning registerSearch planning.agileapplications.ie for reference 3200/22.Search the register
- AppealGrant permission with revised conditions · 313981 / 17 Nov 2023View the appeal record
How we know this
From the Dublin City Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record.
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