25 Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1
Change of use of a vacant ground floor retail unit to an educational facility.
2511/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 March 2018
- Reference
- 2511/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use from retail to educational use at the ground floor level of a mixed-use building. The development includes minor internal partition alterations, external signage, and reconfigured bicycle parking at ground and basement levels.
- Floor area
- 1,581 m²
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
- Development at this site c. 1,664 sq. M at no. 25 wolfe tone street, dublin
- The application site comprises an existing (vacant) ground floor unit with bicycle parking and services accommodated at existing basement level. The ground floor unit fronts onto wolfe tone street to the east and adjoins the rear of properties on jervis lane upper to the west with 2 no. Emergency access points to that lane. The site is bound to the north by an esb substation and the rear of properties fronting onto parnell street and to the south by stafford house and mary mall. Overhead are existing apartments at 1st-5th floor levels. The proposed development consists of the change of use from retail to educational use at the ground floor level, comprising an area of c. 1,581 sq. M. The proposed development also consists of minor alterations including the reconfiguration of internal partitions, external signage and provision of bicycle parking spaces at both ground and existing basement level (replacing existing parking provision)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 50, 25 Wolfetone St, Dublinnot full market price | May 2026 | €380,000 | 11 m |
| Apt 35, 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1 | Apr 2025 | €305,000 | 11 m |
| 55 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €320,000 | 11 m |
| Apt 79, 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €410,000 | 11 m |
| Apt 53, 25 Wolfetone St, Dublinnot full market price | May 2026 | €295,000 | 11 m |
| Apt 45, 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €392,500 | 11 m |
| 24 Loftus Court, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 46 m |
| 1 Loftus Court, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €426,000 | 48 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 received15 March 2018
- Decision due9 May 2018
- Decision issued9 May 2018
- Grant issued18 June 2018
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