GrantedApartmentsDecided 22 November 2021

33, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1

Conversion of a protected structure's upper floors from offices to four apartments, and part of the ground floor to a café.

3593/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 September 2021

Reference: 3593/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 28 September 2021

Summary

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The development at this protected structure involves changing the use of the first to fourth floors from offices to four one-bedroom apartments. Part of the ground floor will be converted from retail to a café, alongside elevational changes, internal modifications, and minor demolition.

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Residential units: 4
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: planning permission for development at this 0.0091 ha (91 sq m) site at no. 33 bachelors walk, dublin 1 (a protected structure). The development will principally consist of: the part change of use of 61 sqm at ground floor level from retail and ancillary office use to café and the change of use of 190 sqm at first to fourth floor levels from office use to residential use. There are 4 no. Apartments proposed in the residential portion of the building comprising 4 no. One bed units ranging in size from 46 sqm to 48 sqm. The development will also comprise of: elevational works including the removal of ground floor shop window, removal of the existing door and shutter and lowering of cut stone window sill on the south elevation at ground floor level and replacement with 2 no. Separate entrances at ground floor level serving the café and apartments; removal of existing signage; demolition of attached wc on rear façade at 2nd/3rd floor level (3.5 sqm) and replacement with a window on the northern elevation at 2nd /3rd floor level serving the stair core; internal room modifications to all levels including the removal of the existing single staircase from 3rd to 4th floor level and replacement with 2 no. Proposed staircases serving apartment nos. 3 and 4; insertion of sprinkler system at 4th floor level; signage; and all associated site works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 2 June 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 August 2023.

Notified floor area: 150 m²

2 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
31 Batchelors Walk, Ashbourne, Co. Meath	Sept 2025	€486,000	16 m
Apt 330, Bachelors Walk, Dublin	Feb 2025	€285,000	22 m
Apt 140 Bachelors Walk, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1	Mar 2026	€312,500	96 m
171 Batchelors Walk, Dublin	Jan 2026	€277,000	96 m
Apartment 401, 5 - 9 Eden Quay, Dublin 1	Nov 2025	€490,000	99 m
319 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin	Jul 2025	€265,000	103 m
84 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1	May 2025	€1,000,000	112 m
324 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1	Jul 2025	€290,000	123 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 received28 September 2021
Decision due22 November 2021
Decision issued22 November 2021
Grant issued7 January 2022

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