GrantedApartmentsDecided 9 February 2022

42/43, Blessington Street, Dublin 7, D07 N232 & D07 KP08 (with frontage to Blessington Lane)

Conversion of commercial buildings to 8 apartments on Blessington Street.

3334/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 August 2021

Reference: 3334/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 16 August 2021

Summary

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This project involves changing the use of two protected structures from commercial to residential, demolishing a rear warehouse and extension, and carrying out extensive refurbishment to create 8 apartments.

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Residential units: 8

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: planning permission sought for the following: i) change of use from commercial to residential land use; ii) demolition of existing single-storey warehouse to the rear of the site (fronting blessington lane) and existing single storey extension to the rear of nos. 42 and 43 blessington street (protected structures); iii) removal of non-original partition walls, doors and furniture; reinstatement of some previously removed walls; and installation of new partition walls, doors, sanitary ware and kitchen units in nos. 42 and 43 blessington street to provide 8 no. Apartments (6 no. 1-bed apartments and 2 no. 2-bed apartments); iv) refurbishment and restoration works to nos. 42 and 43 blessington street, including the following works to the interior of the building: - repair and strengthening of existing stairs; repair and replacement (where necessary) of original ceilings, including the replacement of missing lengths of cornice; reinstatement of stained and sealed hard wood skirting with moulding to match the existing; repair and restoration of original plasterwork; and replacement of fireplaces; and the following works to the exterior of the building: - replacement of existing modern windows and new timber sash windows of a suitable historic detailing to match the originals; cleaning, sanding and repainting of original walls; replacement of existing roof tiles with spanish slates; cleaning and repairing of all gutters and down pipes and installation of a cast aluminium rain water pipe on the front facade; cleaning and repointing of steps and paving featuring along the blessington street frontage; and cleaning and repainting of existing railings featuring along blessington street frontage; v) construction of a three-storey apartment building, comprising 6 no. One-bedroom apartments, fronting blessington lane. Apartments are provided with private balconies. Residents of all proposed apartments have access to a central landscaped courtyard and bicycle parking facilities and vi) landscaping; boundary treatments; suds drainage; and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”

National zoning type: General

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.

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Built & 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 10 January 2024.

Notified floor area: 566 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
21a Primrose St, Dublin 7, Dublin	Dec 2025	€595,000	39 m
Apt 5, 49 Blessington St, Dublin 7	Jan 2025	€266,000	40 m
21 Primrose St, Phibsborough, Dublin 7	Sept 2025	€585,000	40 m
50 Blessington St, Phibsborough, Dublin 7	Sept 2025	€321,000	46 m
15 Primrose St, Broadstone, Dublin 7	Aug 2025	€500,000	61 m
23 Primrose St, Broadstone, Dublin 7	Mar 2026	€450,000	68 m
13 Primrose Street, Broadstone, Dublin 7	Nov 2025	€488,000	69 m
8 Primrose Ave, Broadstone, Dublin 7	Oct 2025	€466,000	105 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 received16 August 2021
Further information requested7 January 2022
Further information received13 January 2022
Decision due9 February 2022
Decision issued9 February 2022
Grant issued25 March 2022

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