14-18 Aston Quay, Dublin 2.
Change of use from a gym to offices at first floor, rear mezzanine, and part of the ground floor of a protected structure.
3249/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 February 2024
- Reference
- 3249/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of changing the use of the first floor, rear mezzanine, and part of the ground floor from a gymnasium to offices. It includes internal demolitions, alterations, a new lift and staircore, and modifications to the shopfront and rear facades. The building is a protected structure.
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 1). Change of use of first floor level, rear mezzanine floor level and part of ground floor level from gymnasium use to office use
- ) demolitions & alterations with revised internal layouts at first floor level
- ) demolitions & alterations to part of internal ground floor entrance area from aston place consisting of subdivision of entrance lobby areas and construction of new lift and staircore up to first floor level
- ) alterations to shopfront/signage panel onto aston place
- ) alterations to rear façade onto adair lane consisting of the opening up to 3no. Existing blocked up window locations at first floor level with reinsertion of windows at these existing locations
- )alterations to rear façade onto adair lane consisting of the construction of additional new first floor window openings
- Construction of all consequent internal & external alterations
- ) all ancillary site development and services works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2 Aston Buildings, Aston Quay, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €390,000 | 16 m |
| Apt 3, 10 Aston Abbey, 10 Aston Key | Jan 2025 | €290,000 | 44 m |
| 5 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €950,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 4 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Temple Bar | Jun 2026 | €412,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 1 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €421,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 10 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Temple Bar | May 2025 | €397,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 9, Aston Court, Bedford Row Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €415,000 | 99 m |
| 171 Batchelors Walk, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €277,000 | 113 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 received21 February 2024
- Decision due16 April 2024
- Decision issued4 February 2025
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