GrantedAlterationsDecided 28 October 2021

Seagrave House (No's. 19-20 Earlsfort Terrace) Dublin 2 and Davitt House (No. 65 Adelaide Road) Dublin 2

Amendments to a permitted office development adjacent to a protected structure.

3440/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 September 2021

Reference: 3440/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 3 September 2021

Summary

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The proposal seeks to amend a previously permitted four to seven storey development at Earlsfort Terrace and Adelaide Road. Modifications include external ground floor railings, landscaping, a 4m high totem sign, and facade changes, with no change to building height or floor space.

Alterationsofficeamendmentcommercial

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development at this site, formerly seagrave house (no's. 19-20 earlsfort terrace) dublin 2 (do2 en84) and davitt house (no. 65 adelaide road) dublin 2 (d02 tw27). The site abuts no. 18 earlsfort terrace, dublin 2 (d02 hr23) a protected structure (rps 2421) and is bounded by earlsfort terrace, adelaide road and, to the rear, by hatch place. The proposed development seeks to amend a permission for a four to seven storey development, granted under reg. Ref. 3040/17 (abp-300914-18), as previously amended under reg. Ref. 3984/19 (abp-306061-19). No change is proposed in the permitted building height or floorspace. The proposed development includes
Modifications to external ground floor level railings and landscaping along earlsfort terrace and adelaide road (including provision of an external planter and a c. 4m high 'totem' sign near the main entrance) and provision of new paving to footpath (within the applicant's ownership)
Modifications to the external façade at ground floor level (including the provision of two pass doors and one revolving door at the main entrance, exclusion of a permitted side access door to earlsfort terrace [beside no. 18 earlsfort terrace, a protected structure], insertion of new double emergency escape door set to earlsfort terrace, along with associated landscaping works); and
Modifications to external landscaping at the northern courtyard (located along the northern site boundary) at ground floor level, including minor amendments to hard landscaping and an external planter. The application includes all associated and ancillary development and site works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 5 September 2022.

Notified floor area: 14,982 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
12 Earl Court, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Sept 2025	€411,000	29 m
9 Earl Court, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€385,000	29 m
2 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2, Dublin	Apr 2026	€3,340,000	85 m
23 Earlsfort Court, Hatch St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€325,000	111 m
27 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Dublin2	Jun 2026	€1,925,000	122 m
17 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€2,075,000	135 m
2 Hilton Mews, Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€775,000	146 m
5 Peter Place, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€654,000	152 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 received3 September 2021
Decision due28 October 2021
Decision issued28 October 2021
Grant issued9 December 2021

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