InvalidChange of useDecided 25 April 2024

56, Parnell Square West, Dublin 1

Conversion of a vacant four-storey over basement office into student accommodation.

3419/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 March 2024

Reference: 3419/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 22 March 2024

Summary

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This application seeks a change of use for a vacant four-storey over basement protected structure from office use to managed student accommodation. The development will provide 8 bedrooms with 19 bed spaces, communal areas, and secure bicycle storage in the rear yard.

Change of usestudent housingheritagecity centre

Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission for change of use of vacant 4-storey over basement (protected structure) from office use to managed student accommodation to provide 8 no. Mix of single, twin and triple bedrooms, 19 no. Bed spaces with kitchen, living, dining rooms, study/communal area, sanitary facilities and development of rear yard to provide secure bicycle storage.

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
30 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1	Feb 2026	€450,000	40 m
103 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€320,000	40 m
71 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1	May 2025	€435,000	40 m
Apt 79, Ivy Exchange, Parnell St Dublin 1	Feb 2025	€349,900	40 m
42 Ivy Exchange, Parnell Street, Dublin 1	Jul 2025	€378,000	40 m
26 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€315,000	40 m
55 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1	May 2025	€350,000	40 m
51 Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Dublin 1	Nov 2025	€335,000	40 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 received22 March 2024
Decision due16 May 2024
Decision issued25 April 2024

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