GrantedAlterationsDecided 15 January 2021

Site generally bound by Charlemont Street to the east, Harcourt Road to the north and Richmond Street South to the west, Dublin 2

Amendments to a permitted development to add an additional floor, creating a ten-storey building.

3581/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 October 2020

Reference: 3581/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 16 October 2020

Summary

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The application seeks to amend a previously permitted development on a site containing four protected structures on Charlemont Street. The proposed change consists of adding an additional floor to provide a ten-storey over two-level basement building.

Alterationsofficeheritageheight increase

Storeys: 10

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: planning permission for development to amend the permitted development (reg. Ref. 4628/18 and 4476/19) at a c. 0.5409 hectare site generally bound by charlemont street to the east, harcourt road to the north and richmond street south to the west, including 2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8 charlemont street; 16,17,18, 19/20, 21/22 (including laneway) and 23 harcourt road; vacant site to the corner of harcourt road and richmond street south (formerly 24 harcourt road and 1-2 richmond street south); 3,4,5,6-7,7b and 7a richmond street south, existing gym facility located between charlemont street and richmond street south accessed from a laneway south of 7a richmond street south (richmond villas); and all associated structures and curtilage to properties listed, dublin
The site is generally north of the 'charlemont square' site currently under development. The application site contains four protected structures: 5 charlemont street (rps ref. 1350); 6 charlemont street (rps ref. 1351), 7 charlemont street (rps ref. 1352); 8 charlemont street (rps ref. 1353). The development consists of the following: (i) provision of an additional floor, to provide for a ten storey over two level basement office development; (ii) reconfigurations of floorplates including internal layouts and core locations; (iii) revisions to elements of all permitted elevations of the new development; (iv) no alterations are proposed to the four protected structures from that permitted; (v) increase in gfa of the cafe/ restaurant to charlemont street from 84 sq. M. To 121 sq. M. ; (vi) increase in secure bicycle parking at basement level to 328 no. (not including 22 no. Visitor bicycle parking at street level); (vii) overall, the proposal increases the development by 3,814 sq. M. To a total 36,845 sq. M. ; (viii) all associated site development works and consequential amendments to the permitted development

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
602 Shelbourne Plaza, Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4	Jun 2026	€700,000	114 m
12a Synge Place, Dublin 8	Sept 2025	€725,000	141 m
42b South Richmond St, Dublin 2, Dublin	Apr 2026	€90,000	155 m
Apt 1, 16 Lennox St, Dublin 8	Sept 2025	€1,000,000	167 m
3 Grantham Place, Harrington St, Dublin 8	Oct 2025	€287,500	172 m
9 Grantham Place, South Circular Rd, Dublin 8	Dec 2025	€600,000	175 m
6 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€386,000	175 m
25 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2	Apr 2025	€470,000	175 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 received16 October 2020
Further information requested10 December 2020
Further information received21 December 2020
Decision due26 January 2021
Decision issued15 January 2021
Grant issued26 February 2021

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