157-164, Townsend Street, Dublin 2
Amendments to a permitted development, including two new upper storeys, basement reconfiguration, and layout changes.
3091/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 July 2021
- Reference
- 3091/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission for amendments to a previously permitted development on a 0.1419ha site. Key changes include the addition of a new eighth storey and a set-back ninth storey with terraces, alongside basement reconfigurations, boundary realignments, and layout adjustments.
- Storeys
- 9
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for amendments to the previously permitted development, reg. Ref. : 4485/17, on a site of c. 0.1419ha. At 157-164 townsend street at the junction with spring garden lane, dublin 2, d02 v186. The proposed development provides for: - reconfiguration of the lower basement; - reconfiguration of upper basement to provide for additional showers, an additional 24 no. Cycle spaces (increasing from 94 no. Spaces to 118 no. ) and enlargement of stairwell (the enlargement continues up through the building); - realignment of western boundary gable wall and associated stairwell; - revision to the site boundary on the western side of the site; - at ground floor level, the addition of two new fire escape doors to spring garden lane, repositioning of substation and switch room, relocation of vents, omission of door and omission of secondary door to main entrance on townsend street; - at sixth floor level, balconies are provided at northern and southern corners of western gable; - new additional eighth storey; - new additional set back ninth storey with terraces on northern and southern elevation providing 174sqm of external space; - plant enclosed by plant screen at roof level, which is a green roof. The maximum height of the proposed development is increased to 38.095m (including roof-level plant) from 27.990m. The gross floor area increases from 8813sq. M. (excluding basement) to 13070sq. M. (including basement). The site is currently under construction.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 95 m |
| 46 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 95 m |
| 38 Trinity Plaza, Pearse St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €394,000 | 95 m |
| 25 Trinity Plaza, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €518,000 | 95 m |
| Apt 38, Hyde Court, Townsend St Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €546,000 | 101 m |
| 62 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €477,000 | 101 m |
| 43 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €520,000 | 101 m |
| 65 Hyde Court, Townsend Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 101 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 received5 July 2021
- Further information requested27 August 2021
- Further information received1 October 2021
- Decision due28 October 2021
- Decision issued28 October 2021
- Grant issued9 December 2021
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