GrantedCommercialDecided 30 October 2020

1-6, Haymarket; Nos. 56-58 Smithfield, including Smithfield Chambers, Smithfield, Dublin 7 (the site is bounded by Haymarket to the north, Arran Quay Terrace to the south; Burgess Lane to the west and Smithfield to the east)

Amendments to a permitted office development in Smithfield, including a new sixth and seventh floor extension.

2742/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 May 2020

Reference: 2742/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 22 May 2020

Summary

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The proposed development consists of amendments to a previously permitted office scheme. It includes the addition of a new sixth and seventh floor extension to deliver an additional 1,810 sq.m of office space, alongside a roof terrace and consolidated basement changing facilities.

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Storeys: 8
Floor area: 2,274 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission at nos. 1-6 haymarket, nos. 56-58 smithfield, including smithfield chambers, smithfield, dublin 7 (the site is bounded by haymarket to the north; arran quay terrace to the south, burgess lane to the west and smithfield to the east). The proposed development consists of amendments to a previously permitted development under dcc planning ref. 3475/19 to include the following: (a) omission of condition 4 (requiring the provision of shower and changing facilities for each office floor to cater for cyclists employed in the building) to provide separate male, female and disabled persons changing and shower facilities along with cycle storage facilities at basement
2 level only, to cater for cyclists employed in the building; (b) external alterations include the removal of the permitted roof-top plant and the provision of a new sixth and seventh floor (measuring approximately 2,274 sq. M (gfa) extension that will deliver an additional 1,810 sq. M of office floor space (nia). The proposed extension is set back from the eastern facade to provide an east facing roof terrace at sixth floor level. A combination of enclosed rooftop plant rooms and open rooftop plant areas with associated plant screening that measure approximately 2.7m in height (above rooftop level) is provided along with photo voltaic (pv) panels and green roofed areas. In the interest of clarity it should be noted that no changes are proposed at basement to fifth floor levels (with the exception of the omission of condition
Of the previously permitted scheme under dc ref. 3475/19

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

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

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 7 March 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 December 2022.

Notified floor area: 1,468.1 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 24 Block C, Smithfield Market, Dublin 7	Apr 2025	€381,000	42 m
Apartment No. 3, Oxmanstown Lofts, Coke Lane	Apr 2026	€520,000	42 m
4 Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7	Oct 2025	€440,000	44 m
83 Smithfield Market, Block B, Smithfield	Feb 2025	€575,000	44 m
Apt 8 Block C, Smithfield Market, Dublin 7	May 2025	€498,000	44 m
Apt 10 Block C, Smithfield Market Sq, Dublin 7	Apr 2025	€395,000	44 m
Apartment 17, Block C, Smithfield Market	Jul 2025	€455,000	44 m
89c Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7	Feb 2026	€530,000	44 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 received22 May 2020
Further information requested17 July 2020
Further information received5 October 2020
Decision due30 October 2020
Decision issued30 October 2020
Grant issued15 December 2020

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