Planning application · Dublin City Council

Academy Plaza Hotel Partnership is applying for permission for development at Nos. 86-87…

86-87 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D01KN77 and D01AK16 (relating to the Academy Plaza Hotel, at Nos, 10-14 Findlater Place and 83-85 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D0l X2X0)

WEB2315/24 · DublinGranted
Reference
WEB2315/24
Planning authority
Dublin City Council
Received
17 Oct 2024
Decided
31 Jul 2025
Status
Granted
Site area
0.019 ha
Further information requested
6 Dec 2024
Further information received
4 Jul 2025

Proposed development

Academy Plaza Hotel Partnership is applying for permission for development at Nos. 86-87 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D01 KN77 and D01 AK16 (relating to the Academy Plaza Hotel, at Nos. 10-14, Findlater Place and Nos. 83-85 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D0l X2X0). The development will consist of the demolition of existing structures at Nos. 86 and 87 Parnell Street (547 sqm Gross Floor Area (GFA)) and the construction of a seven storey extension to Parnell Street, comprising: -36 No. hotel bedrooms at 1st to 6th floor levels (with the associated omission of 6 No. existing hotel bedrooms), associated hotel storage / plant area at basement level and new internal access to existing Academy Plaza Hotel basement level; -2 No. retail units at ground floor level (c.79.1 sqm GFA and c. 74.43 sqm GFA respectively) including new opening to Strong's Court. The development will also include: sedum/green roof and plant at roof level; signage at ground floor level; and all associated site excavation and development works above and below ground. The proposed extension results in an increase in total GFA of c. 1,442.8 sqm (inclusive of c.1289.3 sqm GFA of proposed hotel and c.153.5 sqm GFA of proposed retail) resulting in a hotel building of 13,270.8 sqm (inclusive of permitted hotel floorspace (860 sqm GFA) at 9th floor level (DCC Reg. Ref. 4150/23 refers)). The proposed extension results in a net increase of 30 No. hotel bedrooms, resulting in a hotel building with 362 No. hotel bedrooms (inclusive of permitted 28 No. hotel bedrooms at 9th floor level (DCC Reg. Ref. 4150/23 refers); the inclusion of retail, retail store, hotel store use at ground and basement levels. The overall extended building (inclusive of permitted (DCC Reg. Ref. 4150/23 refers) extension at 9th floor level will range from five to nine storeys with roof plant, over basement level.

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Permission was granted on 31 Jul 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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