GrantedApartmentsDecided 26 July 2021

Nos. 3-8 Hume Street, Dublin 2, D02 C624 (the former Hume Street Hospital), and No. 16 Ely Place, Dublin 2, D02 T045, and No. 17 Ely Place, Dublin 2, D02 E162

Subdivision and conversion of protected buildings on Ely Place into five apartments, including demolition of a rear extension.

2365/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 March 2021

Reference: 2365/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 10 March 2021

Summary

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This application seeks amendments to a permitted scheme at a protected site. It proposes subdividing No. 16 Ely Place into three apartments, converting No. 17 Ely Place from office to two apartments, and demolishing a ground-floor rear extension at No. 16.

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Residential units: 5
Floor area: 279 m²

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission for development to amend a previously permitted mixed-use scheme (dublin city council reg. Ref. 2168/18 and abp ref. Abp302085-18 as amended by reg. Ref. 4777/19 ) on a site of c. 0.1872 ha at nos. 3-8 hume street, dublin 2, d02 c624 (the former hume street hospital), and no. 16 ely place, dublin 2, d02 t045, and no. 17 ely place, dublin 2, d02 e162, all of which are designated protected structures. Existing buildings at nos. 16 and 17 ely place: the development will consist of modifications to the permitted scheme, including: the subdivision of no. 16 ely place into 3 no. Residential apartments (1 x 1 bed and 2 x 2 bed); and the inclusion of no. 17 ely place into the development boundary and the change of use no. 17 ely place from office use to residential use to provide 2 no. Residential apartments (1 x 2 bed and 1 x 3 bed) (279 sq m); the development will also consist of external alterations to nos. 16 and 17 ely place, including: the demolition of the existing ground floor rear extension at no. 16 ely place together with removal of vaulted space beneath existing extension (
28 sq m); the removal of existing external rear stairs to no. 16 and 17; the construction of a new rear extension at lower ground floor, ground floor, first floor and second floor level at no. 16 ely place (60 sq m); the construction of a new rear extension at lower ground floor at no. 17 ely place (3 sq m); the provision of a new approach to the rear entrance of no. 16 ely place, comprising glazed flooring over open lightwell; the provision of ancillary services space to rear of extension at no. 16 ely place; the reforming of existing rear area to provide widen area at lower ground floor for use as external space at no. 17 ely place; the re-instatement of a new boundary wall to rear and associated landscape works at no. 17 ely place; the provision of balconies at first floor level at the rear of nos. 16 and 17 ely place and second floor level at the rear of no. 16 ely place; the alteration and replacement of existing windows and doors and the formation of new openings at nos. 16 and 17; the alteration and repair of existing railings and removal of modern gates and reinstatement of new railings and stone plinths to match historic at nos. 16 and 17 ely place; the provision of vents to the existing rear walls at nos. 16 and 17 ely place; the provision of an automated opening vent (aov) to the existing slate roof above existing stairwell at no. 16 ely place; the removal and replacement of the external render to gable wall and rear wall at no. 16 ely place; the provision of new hard-landscaped shared communal space to rear of nos. 16 and 17 ely place. The development will also consist of internal alterations to nos. 16 and 17 ely place, to provide for building subdivision, including: the removal of existing stair serving lower ground and ground floor levels and associated infilling of stair void with new floor at both nos. 16 and 17 ely place; the removal of existing stair serving second floor and third floor and associated infilling of stair well and provision of smoke shaft to aov above at no. 16 ely place; the removal of section of existing floor and replacement with independent stair serving ground floor and lower ground floor at no. 17 ely place; the removal of existing enclosure beneath entrance plinth at lower ground floor at no. 17 ely place; (
4sqm); the removal of existing internal partitions, redundant services, fittings and fixtures and existing concrete basement floor slab at nos. 16 and 17 ely place; the removal of section of existing floor and replacement with independent stair serving second and third floor at no. 16 ely place; the provision of new internal partition walls where required; the infilling of existing door openings and formation of new door openings; the repair and renewal of existing joinery, internal finishes, plaster, painted finishes and historic fabric; cleaning and repair of brickwork and pointing where required; the development will also consist of: the provision of new services, service routing and ducting, fitted kitchens and wc facilities, the provision of bicycle and bin storage and upgrades to the existing fabric to provide necessary requirements to achieve the compliance with building control requirements. Existing buildings at nos. 3-8 hume street: the development will consist of alterations to the existing buildings at nos. 3-8 hume street, including: the provision of additional cycle storage within existing cellars at nos. 3-8 hume street; alterations to the internal layout where required; the formation of new door opening in existing gable wall; alterations to the permitted layout of the rear extension to no. 8 hume street (10 sq m); the adjustment of internal finished floor level and external ground level and associated works; the provision of additional mechanical plant equipment to no. 3 hume street. Rear extension to nos. 4-7 hume street: the development will consist of proposed alterations to the permitted extension to the rear of nos. 4-7 hume street, including: the extension of the permitted building at first, second and third floor levels to provide additional office accommodation (69 sq m); the construction of an additional storey to the permitted four storey (over basement levels) building, resulting in a fifth storey of office accommodation (427 sq m). The scheme also includes: associated elevational changes; and associated alterations to the permitted scheme's services both within the permitted extension and at roof level (mechanical and electrical, water supply, sewage disposal and surface water disposal). Overall, the proposed amendments will result in a mixed-use scheme with a total gross floor area of 7646 sq m including basement levels 1 and 2 (6366 sq m office use, 339 sq m restaurant use, 635 sq m residential use and 200 sq m commercial art gallery use). The amendments will result in an overall increase in gross floor area of 779 sq m (279 sq m arising from the inclusion of an existing building ((no. 17 ely place) into the development boundary)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”

National zoning type: General

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.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 12 August 2024.

Notified floor area: 640 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
16 Hume Street, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€400,000	56 m
Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row	Dec 2025	€1,700,000	69 m
3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin	Mar 2025	€500,000	70 m
Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€525,000	76 m
Apt 10, St Stephens, Leeson Lane	Aug 2025	€550,000	131 m
Apartment 9, Saint Stephens, Leeson Lane	Jan 2026	€585,000	131 m
Apt 2 Windsor Court, Windsor Place, Pembroke St Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€315,000	182 m
23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, Dublin	Feb 2025	€950,000	229 m

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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 received10 March 2021
Further information requested4 May 2021
Further information received30 June 2021
Decision due27 July 2021
Decision issued26 July 2021
Grant issued6 September 2021

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