Connolly Vaults, Connolly Station, Dublin 1
Conversion of a former pub and nightclub at Connolly Station into a medical office for Irish Rail.
3586/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 October 2020
- Reference
- 3586/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the renovation of the existing interior and facade of the Connolly Vaults, a protected structure. The works will support a change of use from a pub/nightclub to a medical office, including new partitioning, structural steel framing, and updated glazing.
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
Protected structure: permission is sought for renovation of the existing interior and façade treatments to support a change of use from a pub/nightclub to a medical office for irish rail. The works will include the provision of a new interior fit out incorporating partitioning of the vaults to provide a series of individual office, treatment and ancillary rooms and spaces as necessary to accommodate a medical office; provision of new floor mounted structural steel framing to support the new partitioning, ceilings and services; new power coated aluminium curtain walling, doors and ventilation louvres to replace existing windows and louvres at the existing façade opes to harbour master place; raising of the existing brick arch to the central façade ope to allow provision of a new powder coated aluminium glazed entrance door; blocking up of existing façade opes along the adjacent concourse between amiens street and harbour master place, and the provision of a new powder coated aluminium glazed fire exit door; reuse of existing water and drainage connections; and all associated services installations.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 28 September 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 15 November 2022.
Notified floor area: 1,415 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aranmore, Custom House Harbour, Ifsc | Apr 2026 | €315,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 10, Arranmore, Ifsc Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 2 - Second Floor, 36 Amiens St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €235,000 | 86 m |
| Flat 1, 46 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €535,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 8, Montgomery Court, Foley St Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €355,000 | 112 m |
| Apt 24 Montgomery Court, Foley St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €370,000 | 114 m |
| 62 Eagle Island, Custom House Harbour, Custom House Docks | Jun 2026 | €342,000 | 131 m |
| 48 Amiens Sq, Amiens St, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €375,000 | 135 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 October 2020
- Further information requested10 December 2020
- Further information received8 February 2021
- Decision due5 March 2021
- Decision issued5 March 2021
- Grant issued22 April 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
EXPP: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Iarnrod Eireann are proposing improvements to the existing maintenance depot which…
CME Maintenance Depot, Connolly Station, Amiens Street, Dublin 1
0162/25Dublin CityLodged 23 Apr 2025Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The change of use and general refurbishment of 8No. vaults, below the existing Connolly…
Connolly Railway Station, Connolly Headquarters, Amiens Street, Dublin 1, D01 V6V6
WEB2576/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Jul 2025Change of use
- Invalid30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: planning permission for general repairs to existing protected structure, including…
Connolly Station, Dublin 1
3903/22Dublin CityLodged 6 May 2022Alterations
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: permission for general repairs to existing protected structure including architectural…
Connolly Station, Amiens Street, Dublin 1
3996/22Dublin CityLodged 18 May 2022Alterations
- Granted60 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Full refurbishment and repair works to the existing Connolly Headquarters Building…
Connolly Railway Station, Connolly Headquarters, Amiens Street, Dublin 1
WEB2832/25Dublin CityLodged 6 Aug 2025Alterations
- Invalid60 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Full refurbishment and repair works to the existing Connolly Headquarters Building…
Connolly Railway Station, Connolly Headquarters, Amiens Street, Dublin 1
WEB2814/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Aug 2025Alterations
- Granted60 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development consists of: Permission for new advertisement signage at front fascia…
Unit 6, Connolly Station, Amiens Street, North Dock, Dublin 1
2957/19Dublin CityLodged 10 May 2019Commercial
- Granted70 m away
The development will consist of the replacement of the existing telephone kiosks with a new Telephone Kiosk…
On the public footpath at Talbot Street, (near the junction with Amiens Street), Dublin 1
4394/19Dublin CityLodged 7 Nov 2019Infrastructure
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the change of use of the basement level from residential…
48, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, 2
4548/18Dublin CityLodged 6 Dec 2018
- GrantedChange of use
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for change of use of first floor office to medical centre located over No.…
No. 14, 15, 16, Dame Street, Dublin 2
4300/18Dublin CityLodged 1 Nov 2018
- GrantedChange of use
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for proposed change of use of 151 sq.m. from office to medical…
18 -19 Merchants Quay, Dublin 8, D08CC90
2702/20Dublin CityLodged 14 May 2020
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
The development will consist of:- — Change of use of first and second floor from dwelling to the following…
22 McCurtain Street, Fermoy, ,
0651032corkLodged 1 Nov 2006
- InvalidAlterations
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For the creation of a Medicine Museum at basement and lower ground floor levels at 6…
6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 E434
3522/24Dublin CityLodged 11 Apr 2024
- GrantedChange of use
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning Permission for works to 115 Amiens Street, Dublin D01 NP44, a former station…
115, Amiens Street, Former Dart Station Hall, Connolly Station, Dublin 1
2848/20Dublin CityLodged 10 Jun 2020
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.