57, Dame Street, Dublin 2
Conversion of upper-floor offices to three apartments and addition of a rear storey at a Dame Street protected structure.
3091/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 May 2018
- Reference
- 3091/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the refurbishment of a protected structure to change the use of upper floors from offices to three self-contained apartments. Works include adding a storey to the rear half of the building to form a duplex apartment, creating a roof terrace, and removing a non-original rear lean-to.
- Residential units
- 3
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: the development will consist of refurbishment and upgrade works to a protected structure involving the change of use of the upper floors from offices to 3 no. Self-contained apartments, comprising 2 no. One-bedroom apartments and 1 no. Two-bedroom duplex apartment. The works will include removal of a non-original lean-to at the rear of the building at 1f, forming an entrance from the existing stairs onto lipton court, and provision of a balcony to the rear at 2f, the addition of a storey to the rear half of the existing building, forming a duplex apartment giving access onto a new roof terrace on the existing flat roof facing onto dame street. The development will also include all necessary fire upgrade works including fire separation of the residential apartments and existing stairs from dame street and the basement retail unit below.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 46 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 50 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 77 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 81 m |
| Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 84 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 94 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 115 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 received23 May 2018
- Further information requested17 July 2018
- Decision due19 June 2018
- Decision issued7 March 2019
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