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Dublin City Weekly Planning15 Jun 2026

WEB2482/26

17, Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2

Lead potentialMedium

Concrete conversion of office floors to 6 guestrooms with en-suites, fire safety works, and joinery repairs, moderate in scale.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeConversion Change Of Use
Development sectorHospitality
Matched trades7

Source description

What is being proposed

PROTECTED 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.

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

7 evidence-led matches
01

Bathrooms

High

Construction of partition walls to provide new en-suite bathrooms in each of 6 guestrooms explicitly stated.

02

Fire Safety

High

Provision of fire safety material under floor boards and fire safety works explicitly stated.

03

Fitout Shopfront

High

Change of use to guest accommodation with removal and construction of partition walls and internal reconfiguration.

04

Carpentry Joinery

Medium

Repair and upgrade of existing doors and repair/reinstatement of window liners throughout.

05

Electrical

Medium

New en-suite bathrooms and guestroom conversion imply electrical installation works.

06

Main Contracting

Medium

Multi-package conversion of office floors to guest accommodation with bathrooms, fire safety, and joinery.

07

Plumbing Heating

Medium

Six new en-suite bathrooms imply substantial plumbing and sanitary works.