Land parcel 2555711

Area

47 m²

Buildings

2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 1,151 m².

Zoning

M2 Z5: City Centre (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 5 Nov 2025Grant permission

  PI Hotels & Restaurants Ireland Ltd intends to apply for permission for development to amend a previously permitted hotel scheme (Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 2409/20 (ABP Ref. ABP-308627-20), which was subsequently amended by Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3409/24) on this site of 0.055ha located at Nos. 1, 1a and 2 Usher Street, Dublin 8 and Nos. 29/30 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 (Eircodes D08 YY11 and D08 VYX7). The proposed development which provides for alterations to the permitted building, comprises: an increase in the overall gross floor area of the building by c. 63 sq m (c. 3,964 sq m permitted, increasing to c. 4,027 sq m proposed) resulting from an increase in the floor areas of the Basement, Ground, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Floor Levels; the reconfiguration of the internal layout of all levels of the permitted building (from Basement to Seventh Floor Levels), to include amendments to the hotel bedrooms and related to ancillary hotel facilities including work space, reception area, lobby and restaurant with public bar, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant, waste storage area and bicycle store, ancillary space (which includes areas such as circulation cores (lifts and stairs) and routes, and plant areas (including ESB substation and meter room) throughout the building); alterations to the permitted plant and mechanical and electrical services areas at Roof Level, including alterations to plant screens; a decrease in the height of the permitted lift overrun (by c. 0.72m from c. 25.82m permitted to c. 25.10 m proposed), an increase in the height of the permitted roof level parapet (by c. 0.15m from c. 23.87m permitted to c. 24.02m proposed), and amendments to the green / blue roofs, roof level photovoltaic panel zones and plant layouts; alterations to the permitted building's elevations from Ground to Seventh Floor Levels as required; and associated alterations to permitted scheme's site services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). There are no changes arising to the number of hotel bedrooms permitted (100 No.).

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5595/25

• 3 Nov 2025Application declared invalid

  PI Hotels & Restaurants Ireland Ltd intends to apply for permission for development to amend a previously permitted hotel scheme (Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 2409/20 (ABP Ref. ABP-308627-20), which was subsequently amended by Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3409/24) on this site of 0.055ha located at Nos. 1, 1a and 2 Usher Street, Dublin 8 and Nos. 29/30 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 (Eircodes D08 YY11 and D08 VYX7). The proposed development which provides for alterations to the permitted building, comprises: an increase in the overall gross floor area of the building by c. 63 sq m (c. 3,964 sq m permitted, increasing to c. 4,027 sq m proposed) resulting from an increase in the floor areas of the Basement, Ground, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Floor Levels; the reconfiguration of the internal layout of all levels of the permitted building (from Basement to Seventh Floor Levels), to include amendments to the hotel bedrooms and related to ancillary hotel facilities including work space, reception area, lobby and restaurant with public bar, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant, waste storage area and bicycle store, ancillary space (which includes areas such as circulation cores (lifts and stairs) and routes, and plant areas (including ESB substation and meter room) throughout the building); alterations to the permitted plant and mechanical and electrical services areas at Roof Level, including alterations to plant screens; a decrease in the height of the permitted lift overrun (by c. 0.72m from c. 25.82m permitted to c. 25.10 m proposed), an increase in the height of the permitted roof level parapet (by c. 0.15m from c. 23.87m permitted to c. 24.02m proposed), and amendments to the green / blue roofs, roof level photovoltaic panel zones and plant layouts; alterations to the permitted building’s elevations from Ground to Seventh Floor Levels as required; and associated alterations to permitted scheme’s site services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). There are no changes arising to the number of hotel bedrooms permitted (100 No.).

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5576/25

• 28 Oct 2025Application declared invalid

  PI Hotels & Restaurants Ireland Ltd intends to apply for permission for development to amend a previously permitted hotel scheme (Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 2409/20 (ABP Ref. ABP-308627-20), which was subsequently amended by Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3409/24) on this site of 0.055ha located at Nos. 1, 1a and 2 Usher Street, Dublin 8 and Nos. 29/30 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 (Eircodes D08 YY11 and D08 VYX7). The proposed development which provides for alterations to the permitted building, comprises: an increase in the overall gross floor area of the building by c. 63 sq m (c. 3,964 sq m permitted, increasing to c. 4,027 sq m proposed) resulting from an increase in the floor areas of the Basement, Ground, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Floor Levels; the reconfiguration of the internal layout of all levels of the permitted building (from Basement to Seventh Floor Levels), to include amendments to the hotel bedrooms and related to ancillary hotel facilities including work space, reception area, lobby and restaurant with public bar, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant, waste storage area and bicycle store, ancillary space (which includes areas such as circulation cores (lifts and stairs) and routes, and plant areas (including ESB substation and meter room) throughout the building); alterations to the permitted plant and mechanical and electrical services areas at Roof Level, including alterations to plant screens; a decrease in the height of the permitted lift overrun (by c. 0.72m from c. 25.82m permitted to c. 25.10 m proposed), an increase in the height of the permitted roof level parapet (by c. 0.15m from c. 23.87m permitted to c. 24.02m proposed), and amendments to the green / blue roofs, roof level photovoltaic panel zones and plant layouts; alterations to the permitted building's elevations from Ground to Seventh Floor Levels as required; and associated alterations to permitted scheme's site services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). There are no changes arising to the number of hotel bedrooms permitted (100 No.).

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5517/25

• 20 Mar 2024Grant permission

  For development to amend a previously permitted hotel scheme (Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 2409/20 and ABP Ref. ABP-308627-20) on a site of 0.055ha located at Nos. 1, 1a and 2 Usher Street, Dublin 8 and Nos. 29/30 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 (Eircodes D08 YY11 and D08 VYX7). The proposed development which provides for alterations to the permitted building, comprises: a decrease in the size of the permitted Basement, Ground, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Floor Levels (from c. 3,673 sq m floor area permitted across these levels to c. 3,602 sq m floor area floor area total proposed across these levels), and an increase in the size of the Seventh Floor Level (from c. 350 sq m floor area permitted to c. 362 sq m floor area proposed); an increase in the thickness of the external wall around the permitted building's perimeter from Ground to Seventh Floor Levels; the reconfiguration of the internal layout of all levels of the permitted building (from Basement to Seventh Floor Levels), to include amendments to the hotel bedrooms and related ancillary hotel facilities including work space, reception area, lobby and restaurant with public bar, storage areas, administration and staff facilities, plant, waste storage area and bicycle store, ancillary space (which includes areas such as circulation cores (lifts and stairs) and routes, and plant areas (including ESB substation and meter room) throughout the building); alterations to the permitted plant and mechanical and electrical services areas at Roof Level, including an increase in the height of the permitted lift overrun (by c. 1.35m from c. 0.6m permitted to c. 1.95m proposed), and the provision of roof ladder access, green / blue roofs and photovoltaic panel zones; alterations to the permitted building's elevations from Ground to Seventh Floor Levels as required, including changes to fenestration design on the western elevation to Usher's Court; and associated alterations to permitted landscaping and permitted scheme's site services (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). The total gross floor area of the hotel building decreases by c. 59 sq m (from c. 4,023 sq m permitted to c. 3,964 sq m proposed ). There are no changes arising to the number of hotel bedrooms permitted (100 No.)

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3409/24

• 4 Mar 2020Grant permission

  Permission for development at this site of c.0.055ha of Nos. 1, 1A and 2 Usher's Street and Nos. 29/30 Usher's Quay, Dublin 8. The site is on the corner of Usher's Quay and Usher's Street. The demolition of c. 1,028 sq.m of all existing structures on site. The construction of a 7 to 8 storey over single basement building which will comprise a 106-no. bedroom hotel, seating areas, ancillary restaurant, public bar, reception, ancillary hotel area/offices, associated staff areas, changing/shower rooms, toilets, stores, bin and bicycle stores, ESB substation and circulation throughout and plant at basement and roof level. There will be pedestrian access from Usher's Street and Usher's Quay. The total gross area of the building (including basement) is c. 4046.10 sq.m. All associated site development works and services provision required to enable the development of the site.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 2409/20

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3206 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.