1-6, Haymarket; 56-58, Smithfield, including Smithfield Chambers, Smithifield, Dublin 7 (the site is bounded by Haymarket to the north; Arran Quay Terrace to the south; Burgess Lane to the west and Smithfield to the east)
Amendments to a permitted office development in Smithfield to reach LEED platinum standard.
3271/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 June 2018
- Reference
- 3271/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 June 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed amendments refine a previously permitted design to achieve LEED platinum standard. Changes include enlarging the building core, replacing a car lift with a ramp at basement levels, and reconfiguring the ground floor layout.
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
- The development will consist of the amendment of a previously permitted development under dublin city council reg. Ref. 2971/16 (abp ref. Pl29n. 247623), and reg. Ref. 3045/09 (abp ref. Pl29n. 234398), as subsequently extended in duration under dcc planning ref. 3045/09/x1. The proposed amendments further refine the permitted design and provide for alterations to the scheme to reach leed platinum standard. At all levels the building core is enlarged to accommodate 2 no. Stairwells, 2 no. Lifts, plant rooms and staff facilities. At basement levels
- 1 and
- 2 the car lift is replaced by a ramp and these levels include voids for ventilation. Basement
- 2 includes employee welfare facilities of 277 sqm. The bicycle store is reduced from 183 sqm to 164 sqm, remains at 75 stands, and is accessed via a bicycle lift. At basement
- 1 car parking remains 20 spaces. The ground floor is reconfigured to accommodate the ramp into the basement levels, a bicycle lobby with bicycle lift to be accessed from haymarket, relocated plant rooms and fire escapes. The office reception is increased from 96 sqm to 109 sqm and incorporates an automatic opening door. The permitted commercial/cafe is reduced from 388 sqm to 345 sqm. The permitted retail/restaurant is increased from 432 sqm to 448 sqm, and an additional entrance is added onto smithfield square. At floors 1, 2, 3 and 4 the office areas are reduced from 1234 sqm to 1186 sqm on all floors. The roof level is amended to provide an employee roof terrace of 564 sqm at the eastern side. The proposed roof terrace is set back 3.79 m from the building edge. The western side of the roof is amended to contain photovoltaic panels on a green roof. The roof area is accessed from an amended core wit plant rooms that is set 12.7 m from the northern building edge and 11.1 m from the eastern edge. Elevations are amended to increase glazing and to remove the setback from the grid at the southern boundary at ground floor, the finished door levels have been amended to reflect external ground levels and the overall parapet level has been increased from 28.680 m to 29.380 m aod
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 23 April 2019.
Notified floor area: 4,000 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 24 Block C, Smithfield Market, Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €381,000 | 42 m |
| Apartment No. 3, Oxmanstown Lofts, Coke Lane | Apr 2026 | €520,000 | 42 m |
| 4 Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7 | Oct 2025 | €440,000 | 44 m |
| 83 Smithfield Market, Block B, Smithfield | Feb 2025 | €575,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 8 Block C, Smithfield Market, Dublin 7 | May 2025 | €498,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 10 Block C, Smithfield Market Sq, Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €395,000 | 44 m |
| Apartment 17, Block C, Smithfield Market | Jul 2025 | €455,000 | 44 m |
| 89c Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7 | Feb 2026 | €530,000 | 44 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 received15 June 2018
- Decision due9 August 2018
- Decision issued9 August 2018
- Grant issued13 August 2018
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