GrantedChange of useDecided 2 May 2019

Donnybrook House, 36-42, Donnybrook Road, Dublin 4 (with frontage also onto Pembroke Cottages and Rampart Lane)

Change of use from a permitted restaurant to office space, with associated internal and external alterations.

2463/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 March 2019

Reference: 2463/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 8 March 2019
Floor area: 26 m²

Summary

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The application proposes a change of use of a permitted ground floor restaurant to office use, adding 370 sqm of office space. It also includes internal alterations for additional bicycle storage and external alterations to remove a permitted dining terrace.

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development seeks to amend a previously permitted development under dcc reg. Ref. 2163/09 (as extended in duration under dcc planning ref. 2163/09/x1), as amended under dcc ref. 4014/15 (abp ref. Pl29s. 246130). The proposed development proposes a change of use of the permitted restaurant at ground floor level to office use to deliver an additional 370 sq. M (gfa) of office floorspace. Internal alterations comprise a revised layout at upper basement floor level to provide an additional 12 no. Bicycle storage spaces (from a permitted 54 no. Spaces to a proposed 66 no. Spaces). External alterations at ground floor level include: (a) the removal of the previously permitted terrace / external dining space associated with the restaurant; and (b) alteration of previously permitted external cycle spaces to provide an additional 6 no. Spaces (from a permitted 14 no. Spaces to a proposed 20 no. Spaces). In the interest of clarity, the proposal result in the following revised mix of uses - a total of 5,866 sq. M (including 325 sq. M of ancillary storage space) of gross office floorspace (an increase of 370 sq. M from a previously permitted 5,496 sq. M); 215 sq. M of cafe floorspace and 1,867 sq. M of gym floorspace.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
85 Pembroke Cottages, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Jun 2025	€690,000	80 m
5 Pembroke Cottages, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	May 2025	€735,000	86 m
88 Pembrooke Cottages, Donnybrooke, Dublin 4	Jul 2025	€730,000	97 m
45 Pembroke Cottages, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Apr 2025	€635,000	98 m
13 The Crescent, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Aug 2025	€740,000	113 m
12 Pembroke Cottages, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Apr 2025	€515,000	124 m
Apartment No. 1, 142 Morehampton Road, Donnybrook	Jul 2025	€900,000	135 m
7 Herbert Park Mews, Rampart Lane, Donnybrook Dublin 4	May 2025	€532,000	146 m

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Key dates

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Application received8 March 2019
Decision due2 May 2019
Decision issued2 May 2019
Grant issued13 June 2019

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