Protected structure, 14 South William Street, and 1 Castle Market, Dublin 2 D02K857 - Planning Application WEB2552/26

Status / decision

New Application / 30 Jun 2026

Authority / ref

Dublin City Council / WEB2619/26

Development facts

Protected structure / units unknown / 2,633 m² (floor estimated)

Estimated lead value

€3m–10m / indicative estimate

Likely packages

Compliance, Conservation specialist, Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Planner/Consultant

Activity window

Early planning cue: qualify promoter, scale and likely future package needs.

Evidence / confidenceSource trail available on the lead page; official file: not indexed on this card. Card date 30 Jun 2026. Value confidence: Medium: value band is present and size evidence is available; verify against source documents.

Source descriptionPROTECTED STRUCTURE Dublin City Council - Planning permission is sought by Dairy Hill Property Ltd. to carry out a development at a site comprising the vacant former Ulster Bank premises at 130 Baggot Street Lower, a Protected Structure, and the adjoining buildings at 33, 34, 35-36 and 37 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2. The development consists of a) the conservation, restoration, extension, partial demolitions and change of use of 130 Baggot Street Lower from a vacant bank building to a licensed restaurant, bar, speakeasy and boutique hotel; b) the demolition of the buildings at 34-37 Pembroke Street Lower, (demolition previously approved under plan number 3327/20) and to construct in their place a new building, 6 storey over basement, as an extension of the hotel development and c) the refurbishment and change of use of 33 Pembroke Street Lower from ground floor retail and wellness and therapy clinics/ consultancy units overhead to use as part of the hotel development, including demolition of existing unoriginal three-storey return structures and construction of a new part single-storey, part-three storey return. The main hotel access would be from Pembroke Street Lower. There would be a 93-seat licensed restaurant & bar in the former banking hall at the ground floor of 130 Baggot Street Lower, a 36-seat speakeasy bar in the former bank vaults in the basement of 130 Baggot Street Lower, and a café unit in the ground floor of 33 Pembroke Street Lower with wellness and gym facilities behind for hotel guests. The upper floors would be bedrooms for the hotel. The boutique hotel would consist of 37 bedrooms with lifestyle concierge service, private residents’ lounge and spa. The development would have a total floor area of 2632.66 square metres. The development will contain all the relevant supporting services including green roofs and plant screens at roof level.

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Status / decision

New Application / 15 Jun 2026

Authority / ref

Dublin City Council / WEB2482/26

Development facts

Protected structure / units unknown / floor unknown

Estimated lead value

No value basis indexed

Likely packages

Compliance, Conservation specialist, Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Planner/Consultant

Activity window

Early planning cue: qualify promoter, scale and likely future package needs.

Evidence / confidenceOfficial file: linked; card date 15 Jun 2026. Value confidence: Not enough public evidence for a value band on this card.

Source descriptionPROTECTED STRUCTURE: CHANGE OF USE: (i) change of use from lounge and office at first floor and office at second and third floors to guest accommodation comprising 6 no. guestrooms each their own en-suites; (ii) removal of non-original partition walls, bathroom and kitchen at 3rd floor; (iii) construction of partition walls in each room to provide new en-suite bathrooms; (iv) closing of existing ope at first floor with removal of non-original door (v) closing of existing ope at third floor and removal of non-original window; (vi) provision of fire safety material under floor boards; (vii) repair and upgrade of existing doors throughout; (viii) repair or reinstatement of existing window liners throughout; (ix) all works necessary to facilitate the development.

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Status / decision

New Application / 22 Jun 2026

Authority / ref

Dublin City Council / WEB2547/26

Development facts

Protected structure / 5 units / floor unknown (units estimated)

Estimated lead value

No value basis indexed

Likely packages

Compliance, Conservation specialist, Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Planner/Consultant

Activity window

Early planning cue: qualify promoter, scale and likely future package needs.

Evidence / confidenceSource trail available on the lead page; official file: not indexed on this card. Card date 22 Jun 2026. Value confidence: Not enough public evidence for a value band on this card.

Source descriptionPROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development consists of the restoration of the building at No. 3 Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 K2R9 (A Protected Structure RPS 3091) and includes: External works as follows: (i.) removal of non-original PVC windows and replacement with hardwood sliding sash windows, (ii.) removal of non-original front door and replacement with historically correct panelled door. (iii.) reinstatement of missing sidelights and fanlight to front entrance door. (iv.) provision of an AOV to the roof above the stair core, (v.) provision of an entrance gate to front lightwell railing, (vi.) paving and rationalisation of external drainage at the front and rear lightwells, (vii.) provision of 1 no. painted steel stairs in the front well to serve the lower ground floor unit and a new balconette and gallery to provide access from the upper ground floor unit to the rear garden. (viii.) lowering of the window cill to the rear window at upper ground floor level to accommodate French doors. (ix.) at basement level: replacement of non-original door to front light well. Existing rear window and door opening will be widened to accommodate a larger double door opening to the rear light well. Internal works as follows: (x.) removal of non-original fabric including liners, partitions, doors, and staircase at lower ground level (xi.) reinstatement of missing staircase to serve the upper floors within the original location. (xii.) treatment of existing floor joists and stiffening with new joists. (xiii.) repair to extant original cornicing and provision of matching cornicing where missing. (xiv.) provision of new partition walls, (xv.) provision of wet rooms and kitchens for each unit with coordinated services for foul waste, (xvi.) original timber floors are to be retained and reused where possible. Timber joist floors are to be upgraded for fireproofing and acoustics, (xvii.) internal doors to original openings in the corridors are to be replaced with fire doors matching in detail extant doors. (xviii.) provision of modern flush doors in new openings, (xix.) patching and restoration of lath and plaster ceilings where feasible, (xx.) external walls are to be lined with breathable insulation and plastered over internally (xxi.) plastering of internal brick walls, (xxii.) provision of an internal protected Lobby with fire rated doors (upgraded existing doors or new doors where required) in each unit accessed off the communal hallways from the Upper Ground Floor level to Third Floor level, (xxiii.) at Upper Ground Floor: remnants of the architrave to the corridor are to be surveyed, moulded and replicated, (xxiv.) at First Floor Level: one remaining shutter and architrave to be retained and restored, and an extant door and architrave to be restored, (xxv.) at Basement Level: a new replacement insulated floor will be provided throughout with new drainage to serve the unit and each unit above, (xxvi.) removal and replacement of non-original plastered ceilings and wall liners. The development includes all ancillary site works, inclusive of landscaping, lighting and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed suite of works will result in the provision of a 5 no. unit residential building.

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