GrantedChange of useDecided 7 September 2020

60-63 Dawson Street and 3 Duke Lane (Hibernian House); 64-65 Dawson Street and 34-39 Nassau Street (Hibernian Corner), and 40-43 Nassau Street (Nassau House), Dublin 2

Change of use of the first floor from retail to office space at Hibernian House and Hibernian Corner, with associated alterations.

3011/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 July 2020

Reference: 3011/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 14 July 2020

Summary

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The proposal seeks to change the permitted use of the entire first floor from retail to office space. Associated alterations include lowering the central atrium termination level, adding new windows to the western and southern elevations, and increasing bicycle parking spaces to 200.

Change of useofficeretailcity centre

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development includes external and internal amendments to the previously permitted development under dcc reg. Ref. 3847/16 (abp ref. Pl29s. 248181) as subsequently amended by dcc refs 2625/18, 2825/18.2625/18; 2123/19 and 2691/19 together with a change of use of the entire first floor from its permitted retail use / floorspace to office use / floorspace. In order to facilitate the proposed change of use of the first floor, a number of associated alterations are proposed, to include: (a) lowering the permitted termination level of the central atrium from second floor level to first floor level and provision of a w/c core at the south-western corner of the floorplan at first floor level; (b) provision of additional windows at first floor level to the western and southern elevations to align vertically with the windows at 2nd floor level immediately above; (c) increasing the number of bicycle parking spaces from a permitted 191 no. Spaces at basement
2 level to 200 no. Spaces. Other alterations include: (i) an increase of 100mm to the previously permitted finished floor level (ffl) at first floor level (by amending the previous 50mm screed on slab to a 150mm raised access floor above floor slab, to accommodate the proposed office use) together with associated changes to the ffls at second to sixth floor levels (increasing by approximately 100mm) resulting in raised shoulder parapet heights - from a permitted level of +26,760 to a proposed level of +26,860 at fifth floor level, and from a permitted level of +30,600 to a proposed level of +30,690 at sixth floor level; (ii) a reduction (of approximately 150mm) to the permitted height of the sixth floor level, resulting in a marginally lower overall height of the permitted building by approximately 50mm from a permitted rooftop level of +37,520 to a proposed rooftop level of +37,470 (measured to top of plant room); (iii) the re-alignment of western façade (at ground to sixth floor level) eastward by approximately 500mm and re-alignment of the boundary wall south of core 03, southward and westward by up to 1100mm; (iv) re-alignment of the southern façade at sixth floor level (at the south-eastern corner of the building) to reduce the southern setback by approximately 1.2m together with an associated increase in floor area at sixth floor level and a reduction in area to the permitted roof terrace at the south-east corner of the building at sixth floor level; (v) the enlargement of the permitted void at first floor level above the ground floor office entrance / reception off dawson street resulting in a reduced first floor area; (vi) reconfiguration of internal staircores at basement
1 to 5th floor levels; (vii) alteration of permitted ffl at basement
1 level from a permitted level of +1200 to a proposed level +1500, together with a commensurate decrease in the height of basement
1 level by approximately 300mm and an increase in height of basement
2 level by approximately 300mm, and (viii) the reconfiguration of the internal layout of basement
2 level. In the interest of clarity, the proposed amendments would result in (a) an overall reduction of the overall permitted floorspace from an approved 24,902 sq. M (gfa) to 24,453 sq. M (gfa) – a reduction of
449 sq. M (gfa); (b) an increase of 2,748 sq. M to the previously permitted office floorspace from 13,859 sq. M (gfa) to 16,607 sq. M; and (c) a reduction of approximately 3,006 sq. M (gfa) to the previously approved retail floorspace from 7,790 sq. M (gfa) to 4,784 sq. M (gfa)

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 10 March 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 July 2023.

Notified floor area: 24,721 m²

Recent sales nearby

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	156 m
Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2	Feb 2026	€1,275,000	362 m
Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€2,250,000	386 m
14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€320,000	390 m
3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2	May 2026	€1,600,000	395 m
Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€395,000	405 m
Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar	Oct 2025	€250,000	408 m
33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€250,000	411 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

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Application received14 July 2020
Decision due7 September 2020
Decision issued7 September 2020
Grant issued19 October 2020

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