GrantedAlterationsDecided 15 July 2019

Ulster Bank, 30-33 College Green and 3-4 Suffolk Street fronting onto Church Lane, Dublin 2, D02 DD76

Internal refurbishment, fit-out, and roof plant replacement at the protected Ulster Bank building on College Green.

2518/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 March 2019

Reference: 2518/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 15 March 2019

Summary

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The project involves internal refurbishment and fit-out across five floors of the protected structure, including the ground floor retail bank and atrium. Works include reconfiguring partition walls, installing underfloor heating, upgrading services, and replacing roof-level plant.

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Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission for development at a c. 0.124 ha site at ulster bank, 30-33 college green and 3-4 suffolk street fronting onto church lane, dublin 2, d02 dd76 (a protected structure, rps ref. 1995). The proposed development will consist of the internal refurbishment and fitout of the existing building across 5 no. Floors including the retail bank and atrium space at ground floor level. The proposed fitout includes the removal of internal partition walls and the provision of new reconfigured partition walls at ground through fourth floor levels, changing the public access to the existing college green entrance only, a new underfloor heating system under the atrium floor and the provision of new ventilation, data cabling, power distribution and accessible toilets. The proposed scheme includes the replacement of existing plant and services at roof level with new plant on both the college green and suffolk street roofs, removal of a ventilation duct to the rear of the college green building, replacement of existing louvres at 5th floor level with new louvres to match existing, the provision of a new extract duct to the rear of the suffolk street roof and the replacement of an existing rooflight over the stairwell to the south of the building with a double glazed rooflight to match existing. The existing single-glazed atrium roof will be replaced with a new double-glazed, single pitched atrium roof with ventilation and smoke vents, and a total height lower than existing. Works at second floor roof level to the rear of the college green building comprise the removal of all existing plant, the replacement of an existing rooflight with a lightweight roof and the provision of 5 no. New condenser units.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2	May 2026	€660,000	71 m
Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€2,250,000	190 m
3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2	May 2026	€1,600,000	209 m
Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar	Oct 2025	€250,000	218 m
Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin	Sept 2025	€340,000	228 m
Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin	Dec 2025	€330,000	229 m
Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€465,000	229 m
Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€395,000	230 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 received15 March 2019
Further information requested10 May 2019
Further information received18 June 2019
Decision due15 July 2019
Decision issued15 July 2019
Grant issued23 August 2019

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