The proposed development will consist of the following: • The refurbishment…

Application details

Planning reference

4962/22

Council

Dublin City Council

Proposal description

The proposed development will consist of the following: • The refurbishment and change of use of the existing Telephone House, a vacant 8 storey building with 9th storey setback and plant at roof level above basement, from office to use as an aparthotel. • The development includes revisions to and refurbishment of the elevations, including new façade treatment to Telephone House. The development includes an extension to the existing eighth floor, a proposed set-back ninth floor level (a maximum height of ten storeys over basement) • The development includes the demolition of the existing core from basement to eighth floor level to the rear of the building and the construction of a new extension from ground to ninth floor level to the rear of the existing building. The proposed extension comprises an additional c. 5,057 sq.m of aparthotel floorspace. The proposed aparthotel will accommodate a total of 296 no. bedrooms/suites comprising 282 no. 1 beds/suites, ranging in size from 21-31 sq.m, and 14 no. 2 bed suites, ranging in size from 38-42 sq.m. • The development includes associated facilities including a gym, cycle store, staff facilities, storage rooms plant and back of house areas at basement level and lobby/lounge, dining room, a café/restaurant unit at ground floor level. The development includes 36 no, cycle spaces within the basement, PV panels at roof level and plant at basement, eighth and ninth. • The proposed development provides all hard and soft landscaping and all associated site development and ancillary works.

Location / address

Telephone House, Nos 43-46, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. Site is located to the south of 56 Marlborough Street, north of Gresham House, Sean MacDermott Street Upper & bounded by Britain Place to the west.

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

30 Sept 2022

Council decision

GRANT PERMISSION

Council decision date

26 Jan 2023

Final grant date

12 Apr 2023

Appeal lodged

7 Feb 2023

Appeal decision

Appeal withdrawn S.140(1)(a)

Appeal decision date

3 Apr 2023