Site at the rear of Exchequer Chambers, Nos. 19-27 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2, Works are also proposed to the rear facade of part of the existing Exchequer Chambers building to, connect the new extension into the, existing building.
Construction of a five-storey residential extension to provide three apartments behind Exchequer Street.
3433/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 March 2023
- Reference
- 3433/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a contemporary five-storey residential extension to the rear return of Exchequer Chambers, providing three one-bedroom apartments and a plant room. The works will increase the height of the existing structure onto St. Andrew's Lane to five storeys and include new balconies, a staircore, and a sedum roof.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 297 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
Permission: the development will consist of: the provision of a contemporary residential extension (296.5 sq m) to the existing rear return (178.2 sq m at basement and ground floor levels) providing 3 no. One bedroom apartments and a plant room, increasing the height from single storey with an extended 2.9 metre high parapet wall above onto st. Andrew's lane to 5 no. Storeys; modifications to the northern elevations of nos. 25 and 27 exchequer street comprising the removal of existing windows and provision of a link between the existing office floor area and the lobby of the proposed residential extension and associated works; removal of plant on the flat roof at first floor level screened by a pre- existing 2.9 metre wall/parapet; provision of a new staircore to the rear/west from first floor level to third floor level; the provision of residential balconies from first to third floor levels facing north and east; the provision of a sedum roof; and all associated 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 143 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 154 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 158 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 179 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 182 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 187 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 199 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 199 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 received23 March 2023
- Decision due19 January 2024
- Decision issued17 January 2024
- Appeal submitted12 February 2024
- Appeal decided25 April 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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Basement & Ground Floor,Exchequer Chambers (part of), 25-27, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
3889/19Dublin CityLodged 30 Aug 2019Commercial
- Granted30 m away
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Fallon & Byrne, 11-17, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
3076/19Dublin CityLodged 23 May 2019Commercial
- Invalid30 m away
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Fallon & Byrne, 11-17, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
3465/22Dublin CityLodged 8 Mar 2022Commercial
- Invalid30 m away
Permission for the erection of 2nos. advertising structures, within curtilage and affixed to the hotel…
9-17, Saint Andrew's Lane, Dublin 2
WEB1561/20Dublin CityLodged 17 Aug 2020Commercial
- Refused30 m away
Permission for development comprising alterations and revisions to an existing planning permission (Reg. Ref.…
9-17, St. Andrew's Lane, Dublin 2
2537/19Dublin CityLodged 19 Mar 2019Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Permission for the erection of 2nos. advertising structures, within curtilage and affixed to the hotel…
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WEB1601/20Dublin CityLodged 2 Sept 2020Commercial
- Withdrawn30 m away
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3578/22Dublin CityLodged 23 Mar 2022Alterations
- Granted30 m away
CHANGE OF USE: The development is largely contained to the upper floors of the existing building and includes…
St. Andrew House, 24-34 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
WEB1772/26Dublin CityLodged 2 Mar 2026Change of use
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