GrantedCommercialDecided 3 November 2021

AIB Bank Centre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Landscaping and security upgrades at the former AIB Bank Centre in Ballsbridge.

3482/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 September 2021

Reference: 3482/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 9 September 2021

Summary

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The proposed works at Blocks E, G, H, and F include hard and soft landscaping, new seating, planters, external lighting, and an exercise area. Security and access upgrades are also planned, including new vehicle barriers, a 2.4m timber fence, and revised gate arrangements.

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Official record

Development description

Turner & townsend ltd. Intends to apply for planning permission for development at this site at the former aib bank centre, serpentine avenue, ballsbridge, dublin
The application site comprises blocks e, g, h and f and surrounding landscaped areas. The proposed development comprises hard and soft landscaping works including the provision of seating, bollards, additional planters, external lighting, paving works and an exercise area (resulting in an amendment of dcc reg. Ref. 3500/20). Additional proposals include revisions to the existing secure barrier and footpath arrangement adjacent to the south eastern entrance along serpentine avenue; additional vehicle and safety barriers within the site; the erection of a 2.4m timber fence set back within the site from the existing boundary onto serpentine avenue; a revised gate arrangement at the block j entrance onto serpentine avenue; a roof light on an existing pop-up planter feature to the north of block f; cladding to existing pop-up enclosures; the installation of a sun-screen within the existing atrium area located to the front of block g; and all associated site development 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 30 May 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 31 January 2023.

Notified floor area: 56,290 m²

10 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
21 Serpentine Ave, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Nov 2025	€1,500,000	106 m
Apt 15, Wellington Lodge, Serpentine Ave Dublin 4	Feb 2026	€373,500	127 m
19 Wellington Lodge, Serpentine Ave, Ballsbridge	Apr 2026	€417,000	127 m
10 El Greco, St James Court, Serpentine Ave Dublin 4	Aug 2025	€430,000	162 m
Apt 4 El Greco, Saint James Court, Serpentine Avenue	Apr 2026	€406,000	162 m
2 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€1,950,000	173 m
3 Sydenham Court, Sydenham Road, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€631,000	186 m
4 Sydenham Court, Sydenham Rd, Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€710,000	186 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 received9 September 2021
Decision due3 November 2021
Decision issued3 November 2021
Grant issued15 December 2021

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