26, Clare Street, Dublin 2, D02 VX59
Restoration and repair works to the front brick facade of a protected building on Clare Street.
3071/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 January 2023
- Reference
- 3071/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 January 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of material alterations to a protected brick facade. Works include gentle steam cleaning, raking out cementitious pointing, brick repair, repointing with hydraulic lime, and structural consolidation at the upper levels.
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:permission is sought for a material alteration to the clare st brick façade, a protected structure. The development will consist of the restoration and refurbishment of the front brick façade, gentle steam cleaning of façade brickwork, raking out of cementitious pointing, brickwork repair and replacement to badly damaged and spalled bricks, repointing using hydraulic lime to a wigged finish as per sample on site, removal of paint to granite cills, removal of cementitious render to window reveals and repaired with new lime feathered reveals. The works will include structural consolidation and repair works to the front façade at second floor window head, third floor and parapet level, repair of and decoration to all sash windows.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 39 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 39 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 39 m |
| 16 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 64 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 275 m |
| 23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €950,000 | 275 m |
| Apartment 3, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €1,350,000 | 347 m |
| Apt 25, Alexander Court Apts, 11 14 Fenian St Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 351 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 received19 January 2023
- Decision due15 March 2023
- Decision issued15 March 2023
- Permission expiry16 June 2028
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