49, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
Change of use from an office to a church reading room with new external signage.
0166/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 April 2026
- Reference
- 0166/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 29 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a declaration on whether the change of use of the premises from an office to a reading room for the First Church of Christ Scientist Dublin is exempt development. It also includes the addition of an external sign.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Expp: permission for a change of use to a reading room of first church of christ scientist dublin and to add a sign to the outside of the premises to say first church of christ scientist dublin reading room. The current use is office.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Derrynane Sq, Dorset St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 47 m |
| 4 Belvidere Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €610,000 | 48 m |
| 110 Derrynane Sq, Lower Dorset St, Dublin 7 | Aug 2025 | €330,000 | 76 m |
| 31 Belvedere Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €540,000 | 96 m |
| 20 St Benedicts Gardens, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Jan 2025 | €345,000 | 109 m |
| 8 Innisfallen Parade, Dublin 7, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €423,000 | 110 m |
| 2 St Ignatius Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €525,000 | 110 m |
| 96 St Ignatius Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 7 | Aug 2025 | €550,000 | 110 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 April 2026
- Decision due26 May 2026
- Decision issued26 May 2026
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