Digital Exchange, Crane Street, Dublin 8, D08 HKR9
Construction of an ESB substation and switchroom within a protected structure in Dublin 8.
2978/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 May 2018
- Reference
- 2978/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the construction of an ESB substation and adjacent switchroom within a protected structure. The works affect a single-storey former workshop and include internal demolitions, alterations, and new openings.
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
Protected structure: planning permission for the construction of an esb substation and adjacent switchroom within the protected structure at digital exchange, crane street, dublin 8, d08 hkr9, also addressing bellevue and rainsford street, and within strategic development and regeneration area 16 - liberties and new market square. The development, which affects the single-storey former workshop abutting the southern facade (side elevation) of the former brewery hop store, comprises; a. Internal demolitions of existing stud partitions, and the local excavation of the existing floor slab b. Internal alterations to the former workshop including the construction of internal solid blocks walls on new foundations, and a new localized floor slab c. Alterations to an existing opening to bellevue street, and the construction of a new opening on the same elevation. D. A new internal door between the former workshop and former brewery hop store.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 22 October 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 October 2019.
Notified floor area: 36 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2b, Rainsford Ave, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €285,000 | 56 m |
| 10a Rainsford Ave, Dublin 8, Dublin | May 2026 | €346,000 | 83 m |
| 31 Thomas Court, Off Thomas Street, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €636,000 | 101 m |
| 13 Block C Bellevue, Island Bridge, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €415,000 | 124 m |
| 39 Pimlico, Off Thomas St, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €240,000 | 142 m |
| 42 Pimlico Cottages, Pimlico, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €409,000 | 152 m |
| 134 Thomas Street, The Liberties, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 178 m |
| 134 Thomas Street, The Liberties, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 178 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 received11 May 2018
- Decision due5 July 2018
- Decision issued5 July 2018
- Grant issued14 August 2018
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