Unit 1, The Ivy Exchange, Parnell Street, Dublin 1
Change of use of a retail unit to a gymnasium with a mezzanine floor.
3403/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 March 2022
- Reference
- 3403/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of a 3,090 sqm retail unit to a cultural and recreational gymnasium. The facility will span the ground floor and a mezzanine floor, with updated internal signage.
- Floor area
- 3,090 m²
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
Planning permission is sought for change of use (total area = 3090 sqm) from retail and retail ancillary to culture/recreational use; (a) comprising a gymnasium facility (class 11 (e) without pool), including at ground floor (area = 1525 sqm) and mezzanine floor (area = 1565sqm) and (b) replacement of previously approved internal signage to shop front, (c) all associated development 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Feb 2026 | €450,000 | 25 m |
| 103 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €320,000 | 25 m |
| 42 Ivy Exchange, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €378,000 | 25 m |
| Apt 79, Ivy Exchange, Parnell St Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €349,900 | 25 m |
| 55 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €350,000 | 25 m |
| 26 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €315,000 | 25 m |
| 71 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €435,000 | 25 m |
| 51 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €335,000 | 25 m |
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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 received1 March 2022
- Further information requested25 April 2022
- Further information received19 July 2022
- Decision due15 August 2022
- Decision issued15 August 2022
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