Harcourt Road and Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. The site includes the former Telephone Exchange and lands to the north (south of One, Two and Three Park Place).
Demolition of the former Telephone Exchange building and associated site clearance works.
3588/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 July 2018
- Reference
- 3588/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of the former Telephone Exchange building and vaulted foundations adjacent to the former Harcourt Railway Station. It also includes site excavation, retaining walls, and the creation of a temporary pedestrian route linking Hatch Street Upper to Harcourt Road and Adelaide Road.
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
- Planning permission for development at a 0.3148 hectare site located at harcourt road and adelaide road, dublin
- The site includes the former telephone exchange and lands to the north (south of one, two and three park place). The development consists of the following demolition and enabling works: (i) the demolition of the former telephone exchange building and vaulted foundations 10 and 11 adjacent to the former harcourt railway station buildings. (ii) excavation on site to provide for future basement, pile retaining wall to excavation and provision of ground bearing slab and perimeter hoarding to boundary. (iii) temporary pedestrian route linking hatch street upper to harcourt road and adelaide road. (iv) temporary pedestrian route linking hatch street upper to harcourt road and adelaide road. (v) all ancillary and associated site development, demolition works, site clearance, drainage and infrastructural works including poles for supporting overhead luas lines
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Peter Place, Adelaide Rd, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €654,000 | 124 m |
| Apt 106, Harcourt Green, Charlemont St | Feb 2025 | €327,150 | 139 m |
| 77 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 154 m |
| 76 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €725,000 | 154 m |
| 165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €67,833 | 160 m |
| 164 Faiche Fhearchair, Baile �tha Cliath 2 | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 160 m |
| 165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €183,333 | 160 m |
| 165 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €115,500 | 160 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 received26 July 2018
- Decision due19 September 2018
- Decision issued19 November 2018
- Appeal submitted16 October 2018
- Appeal decided19 November 2018
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