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Dublin City Weekly Planning17 Jul 2026

WEB2783/26

27-30, The Paramount Hotel, The Paramount Hotel, Parliament Street, Dublin 2

Lead potentialHigh

Substantial hotel alteration project across protected structures adding 9 en-suite bedrooms, a restaurant, laundry and meeting rooms with roof replacement — a major multi-package opportunity.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeRenovation Alteration
Development sectorHospitality
Matched trades8

Source description

What is being proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE Ampbay Limited intend to apply for permission for development on lands at The Paramount Hotel, No’s. 27-30 Parliament Street (No’s. 27 & 28 Protected Structures) Dublin 2, 1-2 Essex Gate (Both Protected Structures) Dublin 8, and 7-10 Exchange Street Upper (No’s. 9 & 10 being Protected Structures) Dublin 8. The proposed development consists of the following works at No’s. 9-10 Exchange St. Upper (Protected Structures), 1 Essex Gate (Protected Structure), and 7-8 Exchange St. Upper only: (a) Internal alteration works at basement and ground floor level to include the removal of 2 no. WC’s at basement level; removal of the existing kitchen, office and store areas at ground floor level;…

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PROTECTED STRUCTURE Ampbay Limited intend to apply for permission for development on lands at The Paramount Hotel, No’s. 27-30 Parliament Street (No’s. 27 & 28 Protected Structures) Dublin 2, 1-2 Essex Gate (Both Protected Structures) Dublin 8, and 7-10 Exchange Street Upper (No’s. 9 & 10 being Protected Structures) Dublin 8. The proposed development consists of the following works at No’s. 9-10 Exchange St. Upper (Protected Structures), 1 Essex Gate (Protected Structure), and 7-8 Exchange St. Upper only: (a) Internal alteration works at basement and ground floor level to include the removal of 2 no. WC’s at basement level; removal of the existing kitchen, office and store areas at ground floor level; removal of the existing staircase and some wall partitions at both basement and ground floor levels; (b) The development provides for the addition of a meeting room, 2 no. WC’s, a laundry room, and a restaurant at basement level; and the provision of 9 no. new en-suite hotel bedrooms at ground floor level; (c) External alterations at No. 7-8 Exchange St. Upper includes removal of the existing courtyard raised roof and replacement with a new roof to align with adjacent roof profile and the installation of a new rooflight. The overall development will result in a hotel bedroom count of 75 no. bedrooms (66 existing and 9 proposed) and includes all associated site development works.

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

8 evidence-led matches
01

Bathrooms

High

9 no. new en-suite hotel bedrooms and 2 no. new WCs explicitly proposed.

02

Fitout Shopfront

High

Internal alteration works, removal of kitchen/office/store, addition of meeting room, WCs, laundry, restaurant and 9 en-suite bedrooms.

03

Main Contracting

High

Substantial multi-package works across protected structures: internal alterations, new restaurant, 9 new en-suite hotel bedrooms, roof replacement.

04

Electrical

Medium

New bedrooms and restaurant imply electrical installations.

05

Kitchens

Medium

Removal of existing kitchen and addition of a restaurant at basement level imply kitchen works.

06

Plumbing Heating

Medium

New en-suite bedrooms, WCs, laundry room and restaurant imply substantial plumbing works.

07

Roofing

Medium

Removal of existing courtyard raised roof and replacement with a new roof plus new rooflight.

08

Structural Engineering

Medium

Works to protected structures with removal of staircase and wall partitions imply structural considerations.