Kings Building, Church Street, Dublin 7
Permission to permanently keep a 108 square metre roof garden pavilion and planting on the sixth floor.
2372/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 March 2021
- Reference
- 2372/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the continued, permanent use of a roof garden development previously granted temporary permission. The development includes a 108 sqm pavilion on the 6th floor roof, over 200 sqm of planting, and a safety balustrade.
- Storeys
- 6
- Floor area
- 108 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for continued use of roofgarden development previously granted permission under 4268/15. The development consisted of placing a 108m2 pavilion on the existing roof at 6th floor level, flanked by over 200m2 of planting, and placement of a safety balustrade set back from the parapet, and is sought to be kept permanently.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 23, Smithfield Village, Smithfield Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €480,000 | 76 m |
| Apt 4, Smithfield Village, Smithfield Dublin 7 | Mar 2026 | €431,000 | 76 m |
| 37 Smithfield Village, Dublin 7 | Nov 2025 | €445,000 | 81 m |
| Apt 76 Block D, Smithfield Village, Dublin 7 | Jun 2026 | €475,000 | 81 m |
| 20 Church Ave, Church St, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €317,000 | 113 m |
| 3 Wicklow, 27 - 31 Church Street, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €35,967,523 | 118 m |
| 48 Church St, Dublin 7, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €507,000 | 123 m |
| 17 Church Ave, Church St West, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €445,500 | 126 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 March 2021
- Decision due5 May 2021
- Decision issued5 May 2021
- Grant issued21 June 2021
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