Commercial fit-out · Co. Dublin
20-21 William Street South & 50-51 Drury Street, Dublin 2
Granted 29 Apr 2026 (final grant issued 4 Jun 2026)
Key facts
- Planning application WEB1515/26 at 20-21 William Street South & 50-51 Drury Street, Dublin 2: Amendments to previously approved Grant of Permission.
- It was received by Dublin City Council on 5 Mar 2026.
- Status: Granted 29 Apr 2026 (final grant issued 4 Jun 2026).
- Work started on site on 6 Aug 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.
Source: the Dublin City Council planning register, checked 13 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
Amendments to previously approved Grant of Permission
The development will consist of amendments to previously approved Grant of Permission (reg. ref. WEB2103/25) at Maryland House, 20-21 William Street South and 50-51 Drury Street, Dublin 2. The development consists of: a)an extension with a gross floor area of 112 m² at fourth floor level only. The proposed extension consists of the extending of the hostel accommodation into the existing external terraces, b)a new lift shaft and associated lift landing opes, located in the existing courtyard, c)a revised layout to the ground floor level with the retention of the existing retail unit measuring 48 m² and new small retail unit measuring 30 m² onto Drury Street, and all associated elevational changes and site works as required with the proposed amendments on Drury Street. The gross floor area of the proposed development is 2546.5sq.m, an increase of 135sq.m. The gross floor area of the hostel at ground floor is now 421 m² and increase of 220 m² over the approved, a change of use from restaurant to hostel use. 48 bedrooms are proposed, a net increase of 4 over approved. The overall footprint has marginally increased but the height and mass of the building has been retained, with minimal alterations thereof.
- Location
- Dublin 2, Co. Dublin Map
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Planning reference
- WEB1515/26
- Application type
- Permission
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 3,434 m²
- Project type
- Commercial fit-out
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decision to grant
- 29 Apr 2026
- Final grant
- 4 Jun 2026
- Site start
- 6 Aug 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
- Site start
Outlook
What happens next
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file WEB1515/26 on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Dublin City Council planning register, checked 13 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
Site starts
Commencement notices for this permission
- 6 Aug 2026Work started · Change of use and extension to an existing office building to provide a tourism hostel...View the site start
A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.
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