16, Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Fire safety upgrades and minor internal and external alterations to a five-storey protected building.
3297/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 June 2018
- Reference
- 3297/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 June 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of fire safety upgrade works across all five floors of the building, including the construction of fire-rated lobbies. It also includes replacing modern doors, installing a new timber entrance door and fanlight, replacing a rooflight, and upgrading fire alarms.
- Storeys
- 5
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: fire upgrade works to all five floors of the building, the construction of fire rated lobbies to ground, first and second floors, the replacement of modern doors at basement level, the replacement of modern glass entrance door with new painted timber door and fanlight, the replacement of existing fixed rooflight to rear of building, the construction of new attic hatches at third floor, upgrade of fire alarm and emergency lighting along with all other associated building 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 19 June 2020.
Notified floor area: 397 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 22 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 52 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 52 m |
| Apartment 7, 3 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €242,000 | 58 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 71 m |
| 2 34 35 Wellington St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €380,000 | 80 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 81 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 89 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 received19 June 2018
- Decision due13 August 2018
- Decision issued13 August 2018
- Grant issued18 September 2018
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