GrantedCommercialDecided 16 June 2023

1, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, D02X889

Demolition of an office block to build a new office development up to 10 storeys tall on Adelaide Road.

3136/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 January 2023

Reference: 3136/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 31 January 2023

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing 8-storey office building. In its place, a new office development of approximately 20,519 sq.m. will be constructed, ranging in height from 4 to 10 storeys, and including a retail/cafe unit and a community facility.

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Storeys: 10
Floor area: 20,519 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission: the front (north) of the site faces towards harcourt road/adelaide road and the rear onto albert terrace/albert place west. The east of the site is bounded by peter place. Luas tracks run by the north and east of the site. The proposal includes the demolition of all existing structures on site and the construction of new structures, as detailed below. Demolition: the demolition of the existing office development (c. 6,636m2) comprising an 8-storey l-shaped office block (c. 26.5m high + setback plant) and surface carpark; and construction: the construction of a new office development (c. 20,519m2), including retail/cafe use (c. 80m2) and a community facility (c. 709m2). The proposed development will range in height from 4-storeys facing albert terrace/albert place west, through setback floors of 6 and 8-storeys, to a 9 and 10-storey setback level towards the front (harcourt road/adelaide road end) of the site, giving an upper parapet height of c. 41.47m (+ plant). The scheme includes external terraces facing albert terrace and albert place west (at 4th floor) and facing peter place/albert place west (at 6th floor), a wrap-around terrace at 8th floor and a 9th floor terrace facing harcourt road/ peter place. The existing 51 surface level car spaces will reduce to 24 spaces, accommodated at basement level, accessed via a car lift off albert place west. 289 bicycle spaces will be provided (including cargo bike and accessible spaces and 12 visitor spaces. ) the proposed development includes all necessary plant, landscaping and ancillary development and site works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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

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 4 June 2024.

Notified floor area: 20,519 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Peter Place, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€654,000	69 m
Apt 106, Harcourt Green, Charlemont St	Feb 2025	€327,150	69 m
76 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	May 2026	€725,000	89 m
77 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€315,000	89 m
165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€183,333	91 m
165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€67,833	91 m
164 Faiche Fhearchair, Baile �tha Cliath 2	Feb 2025	€215,000	91 m
165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€115,500	91 m

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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 received31 January 2023
Decision due16 June 2023
Decision issued16 June 2023
Appeal submitted30 June 2023
Appeal decided15 April 2024
Permission expiry31 May 2029

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