A 0.3148 ha site at Harcourt Road and Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, including Former Telephone Exchange building and lands to the north (south of One, Two and Three Park Place)
Amendments to a permitted office development to add up to two extra storeys, creating an eleven-storey building.
3292/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 August 2021
- Reference
- 3292/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development seeks to amend a previously permitted scheme currently under construction. It includes adding one to two extra floors to create an eleven-storey building over basement, reconfiguring floorplates, and increasing the overall floor area by 3,546 square metres.
- Storeys
- 11
- Floor area
- 25,369 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Planning permission for development at a 0.3148 hectare site located at harcourt road and adelaide road, dublin
- The site includes the former telephone exchange and lands to the north (south of one, two and three park place). The development consists of the following amendments to the development permitted under reg. Ref. 2388/18 (abp ref. Abp-301931-19) and under construction: (i) provision of part one, part two additional floors, to provide for an up to eleven storeys over basement level building; (ii) reconfigurations of floorplates including internal layouts and core locations; (iii) revisions to elements of permitted elevations of the new development; (iv) increase in secure bicycle parking at basement level by 35 no. To 228 no. ; (v) increase in car parking provision by 9 no. To 57 no. Total; (vi) overall, the proposal increases the development by 3,546 sq. M. To a total 25,369 sq. M. (including basement and a minor reduction in the retail provision by 14 sq. M. ); (vii) all associated site development works and consequential amendments to the permitted development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 30 June 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 April 2024.
Notified floor area: 25,570 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Peter Place, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €654,000 | 124 m |
| Apt 106, Harcourt Green, Charlemont St | Feb 2025 | €327,150 | 139 m |
| 77 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 154 m |
| 76 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €725,000 | 154 m |
| 165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €67,833 | 160 m |
| 164 Faiche Fhearchair, Baile �tha Cliath 2 | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 160 m |
| 165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €183,333 | 160 m |
| 165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €115,500 | 160 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 received6 August 2021
- Further information requested30 September 2021
- Further information received20 October 2021
- Decision due16 November 2021
- Decision issued16 November 2021
- Grant issued6 January 2022
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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2388/18Dublin CityLodged 26 Feb 2018Commercial
- WithdrawnAt this site
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WEB1377/25Dublin CityLodged 26 Feb 2025Change of use
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3636/20Dublin CityLodged 28 Oct 2020Alterations
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