Iveagh Fitness Club, Bride Road, Dublin 8
Internal and external alterations to the Iveagh Fitness Club protected structure.
3157/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 February 2023
- Reference
- 3157/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention and permission for minor alterations to a protected structure. Works include widening stair flights, retaining a small link stairs, extending ground floor space for disabled access, installing two roof smoke vents, and adding architectural lighting to the front.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure:retention & permission: minor alterations to a protected structure. The work will consist of: the widening of stair flights in an existing stairwell (west end of the building) from lower ground floor up to mezzanine level, retention of a small link stairs located at the upper mezzanine and dance studio levels, extending a small area of floor surface at ground floor level to allow disabled access to the lift and assisted toilet, all to the interior of the building. Two new automatic opening smoke vents at roof level (to the exterior of the building) one over each of the existing stairwells located to the west and east ends of the building, and appropriate architectural feature lighting to the front elevation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 19 October 2015.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 Christchurch View, Christchurch, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 78 m |
| 10 Christchurch, View, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €350,000 | 78 m |
| 71 Christchurch View, Christchurch, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €440,000 | 78 m |
| 76 Christchurch View, Christchurch, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €350,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 38 Chancery Court, Chancery Lane, Bride St | Feb 2026 | €727,000 | 91 m |
| 19 Chancery Court, Bride St, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €465,000 | 91 m |
| Apt 45, Chancery Court, Bride St Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €590,000 | 91 m |
| 43 Chancery Court, Chancery Lane, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €625,000 | 91 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 received2 February 2023
- Decision due29 March 2023
- Decision issued17 February 2023
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