GrantedCommercialDecided 31 May 2018

0.3148 hectare site located at Harcourt Road and Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. The site includes the former Telephone Exchange and lands to the north (south of One, Two and Three Park Place).

Demolition of a former telephone exchange to build a nine-storey office block with retail units on Harcourt Road.

2388/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 February 2018

Reference: 2388/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 26 February 2018

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of the former Telephone Exchange building to construct a nine-storey commercial development. The building will feature over 18,000 square metres of office space, two ground-floor retail/restaurant units, a single-storey basement, and a new pedestrian link.

Commercialofficedemolitionretail

Storeys: 9
Floor area: 19,104 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development consists of the following: (i) the provision of a nine storey including two set back storeys (over basement) commercial development with 18,464 sq. M. Gross floor area of office space; (ii) the provision of a new pedestrian link from harcourt road through to the existing plaza area west of one park place, providing for access through to hatch street upper from harcourt road; (iii) the provision of two retail/restaurant/cafe units at ground floor to harcourt road and adelaide road with a gfa of 640 sq. M. (including mezzanine level); (iv) the provision of a single storey basement level of 2,648 sq. M. Gfa which would link to the existing basement servicing one, two and three park place. Vehicular access to the basement is proposed via the existing ramp to hatch street upper at two and three park place; (v) the provision of 48 no. Car parking spaces and 193 bicycle parking spaces at the proposed basement level with associated facilities; (vi) the proposed development involves the demolition of the former telephone exchange building and vaulted foundations 10 and 11 adjacent to the former harcourt railway station buildings; (vii) public realm upgrades to harcourt road and adelaide road linking through to the plaza area west of one park place; (viii) all ancillary and associated site development, demolition works, site clearance, infrastructural works, provision of plant at basement and roof levels including photovoltaic panels. (ix) the overall development consists of a total 21,906 sq. M. Gfa.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 26 July 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 April 2024.

Notified floor area: 21,906 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Peter Place, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€654,000	124 m
Apt 106, Harcourt Green, Charlemont St	Feb 2025	€327,150	139 m
77 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€315,000	154 m
76 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	May 2026	€725,000	154 m
165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€67,833	160 m
164 Faiche Fhearchair, Baile �tha Cliath 2	Feb 2025	€215,000	160 m
165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€183,333	160 m
165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€115,500	160 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 received26 February 2018
Further information requested19 April 2018
Further information received4 May 2018
Decision due31 May 2018
Decision issued31 May 2018
Grant issued10 April 2019
Appeal submitted3 July 2018
Appeal decided10 April 2019

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