Piper's Corner, 105-106 Marlborough Street & 5 Sackville Place, Dublin 1
Demolition of a commercial building to build a nine-storey building with a pub and 15 apartments.
3546/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 March 2022
- Reference
- 3546/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 March 2022
- Residential units
- 13
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Piper's Corner involves the demolition of the existing three-storey commercial building. It will be replaced by a nine-storey over basement mixed-use building containing a ground-floor public house and 15 apartments with balconies, terraces, and basement bicycle parking.
- Storeys
- 9
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Official record
Development description
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing three-storey commercial building and the construction of a nine-storey over basement level mixed-use building consisting of 1 no. Commercial unit (public house) at ground floor level and a total of 15 no. Apartments over eight floors (3 no. Studios, 8 no. One-bed units, 3 no. Two-bed units and 1 no. 3-bed units) with balconies or terraces to the north, east and south elevations, and a communal roof level terrace area, all over a basement comprising 24 no. Bicycle parking spaces, bin stores, plant room, and stores and ancillary service areas for the commercial unit/public house, signage to the east and south elevations and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The site is bound by sackville place to the north and marlborough street to the east.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €270,000 | 73 m |
| 2 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €260,000 | 102 m |
| 13 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €260,000 | 102 m |
| Apartment 16, Abbey Court Apartments, Lower Abbey Street | Jul 2025 | €285,000 | 102 m |
| Apt 3 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €265,000 | 102 m |
| Apartment 401, 5 - 9 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 135 m |
| Apt 503, Talbot Hall, Talbot Street | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 165 m |
| Apt 311 Talbot Hall, Talbot St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €273,000 | 165 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 received16 March 2022
- Further information requested5 September 2022
- Further information received18 October 2022
- Decision due14 November 2022
- Decision issued14 November 2022
- Grant issued3 January 2023
In the area
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