25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Retention of change of use to short-term lets and fire safety upgrades at a protected structure in Temple Bar.
2312/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 February 2019
- Reference
- 2312/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 21 February 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of the first, second, and third floors to short-term residential lets, and the basement to ancillary use. The application also includes fire safety upgrades, partition works, and a relocated basement staircase within the protected structure.
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
Protected structure: retention & permission: retention permission (change of use) and permission for development at this site: no. 25 eustace street, temple bar, a protected structure (no. 2706). The development will consist of: retention of change of use of the basement from office to ancillary use, the first and second floors from office to short-term let residential use and the third floor from residential to short-term let residential use; the carrying out of fire upgrade works to the existing building to include partition and floor upgrade, new lobbies at basement and ground floor level, relocation of basement stairs, installation of a fire suppression system and fire detection and alarm system with associated automated venting and sundry other related works.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 18 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 18 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 62 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 75 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 78 m |
| Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 78 m |
| 8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 82 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 received21 February 2019
- Decision due17 April 2019
- Decision issued17 April 2019
- Grant issued11 September 2019
- Appeal submitted14 May 2019
- Appeal decided11 September 2019
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