GrantedCommercialDecided 8 January 2020

Mercantile Building, 26 - 27, Eden Quay, Dublin 1; Abbey Street Old and part of Scots Church, Abbey Street, Dublin 1

Modification of a protected structure for a healthcare clinic and construction of a five-storey office extension with a link bridge.

3416/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 July 2019

Reference: 3416/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 4 July 2019

Summary

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The development involves the conservation, modification, and extension of the protected Mercantile Building to accommodate a new VHI Healthcare screening clinic. A new five-storey office extension over basement will be built facing Abbey Street Old, connected via a new pedestrian glazed link bridge.

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Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission for development on a site of c. 0.55 ha comprising "mercantile building", 26-27 eden quay, dublin 1; abbey street old and part of the extension to scots church, abbey street, dublin
The site is bounded generally by eden quay to the south, abbey street to the north, the wiley fox public house, 28 eden quay to the east and koomo, 25 eden quay to the west. The existing mercantile building is a protected structure (ref. No. 2492). Scots church is also a protected structure (ref. No. 6). The application comprises the conservation, modification and extension of the mercantile building to accommodate a new vhi healthcare screening clinic providing consultation rooms, reception and office space. To the rear of the mercantile building a new 5 storey office extension over basement is proposed facing onto abbey street old to provide an extension to vhi healthcare office headquarters with connectivity between the existing and new offices provided at ground floor level across abbey street old (with associated public realm improvements) and also via a new pedestrian glazed link bridge at second floor level. The connection to the existing offices will necessitate modifications to permitted development reg. Ref. 1546/08 (as extended under ref. 1546/08/x1(including provision of new accesses. Permission is also sought for lighting and signage to the mercantile building, the extension, the public realm and the existing building. All other site development and services works as required to enable the development of the site

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
110 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€270,000	102 m
13 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1	Dec 2025	€260,000	104 m
2 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1	Nov 2025	€260,000	104 m
Apartment 16, Abbey Court Apartments, Lower Abbey Street	Jul 2025	€285,000	104 m
Apt 3 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1	Aug 2025	€265,000	104 m
Apt 21, 2 Georges Quay, Dublin 2	May 2025	€431,000	122 m
29 Apt 2, Georges Quay, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€410,000	122 m
Apt 305, Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey St Dublin 1	Mar 2025	€225,000	144 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 received4 July 2019
Further information requested24 October 2019
Further information received3 December 2019
Decision due8 January 2020
Decision issued8 January 2020
Grant issued19 February 2020

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