7th Floor, Q-Park St Stephen's Green, York Street, Lower Mercer Street, Glover's Alley, Dublin 2
Change of use of the 7th floor of a St Stephen's Green car park to a car rental and car sharing facility.
2211/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 February 2020
- Reference
- 2211/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the roof level of the commercial car park into a car rental and car share facility. It includes removing parking spaces to build a single-storey rental kiosk, redesignating 56 spaces for rental use, and installing a closed-loop car washing system.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 174 m²
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
The proposed development comprises the following: (i) change of use from commercial car park to car rental and car share facility at roof level comprising the following: (a) removal of 4 no. Car parking spaces to provide for single storey car rental kiosk (53.6sqm) comprising reception area, office, and staff canteen; (b) redesignation of 56 no. Commercial car parking spaces as car rental spaces (7 no. Car club, 3 no. Staff, 9 no. Repair, 11 no. Return, 19 no. Rental spaces and 7 no. Dirty cars); (c) removal of 9 no. Car parking spaces to provide closed loop car washing system (120 sqm) comprising 2 no. Power washers, 2 no. Elevated car washing platforms with silt trap, waste water treatment plant, 2 no. Water storage tanks (10 cubic metres) and car drying area; and (d) drainage and all associated site development and ancillary works necessary to facilitate development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 23 March 2023.
Notified floor area: 16.5 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Prouds Lane, St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €605,000 | 128 m |
| 12 Cuffe Lane, Cuffe St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 131 m |
| Apt 9, Sherbourne, Aungier St | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 138 m |
| 18 Sherborne, Aungier St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €288,000 | 138 m |
| Apartment 2, Sherborne, 26 Aungier Street | May 2025 | €274,000 | 138 m |
| 57 Grafton Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €287,000 | 158 m |
| 32 Clarendon Hall, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €505,000 | 181 m |
| 11 Clarendon Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €420,996 | 181 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 February 2020
- Decision due1 April 2020
- Decision issued30 March 2020
- Grant issued29 March 2021
In the area
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2816/19Dublin CityLodged 18 Apr 2019Alterations
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3985/21Dublin CityLodged 2 Dec 2021Alterations
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