64 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2
Conversion of a protected Georgian office building on Leeson Street into five apartments.
3627/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 May 2024
- Reference
- 3627/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a four-storey over basement terraced Georgian building from offices to residential use, creating five apartments. It includes alterations, a second-floor rear return extension, and modifications to the front basement stairwell.
- Residential units
- 5
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 9 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure:the development will consist of
- A change of use from office to multi-unit residential use. The proposed development will consist of 5 no. Apartments, 2 no. X 2 bed apts. & 3 no. X 1 bed apts. (2 no. Apartments are duplex units at second and third floor levels). All within a 4 storey over basement terraced georgian building
- Alterations & extension to rear return at second floor return level. Accommodation to provide 2 no. Own door home office rooms allocated to apartments no. 1 & 2 located at ground and first floor levels. Extended area to second floor return = 9.4 m2. Alterations proposed will also provide for a metal railed concrete stair access to private communal rear garden from ground floor return level . New window fenestration matching period detail & plant / storage room provided at ground floor return level
- Alterations to front basement stairwell access and iron railings to provide for new stair access to basement apartment. Existing concrete steps to be removed. Existing internal stone stair to basement retained to allow access also from ground floor communal hallway
- Removal of all non-original building fabric and modern additions including all mechanical and electrical services and installations
- Conservation renewal and repair to all existing and or damaged period fabric and decorative elements including all internal and external joinery, flooring etc. All existing original sash windows/openings restored and repaired where possible. All non-original sash windows replaced with new sets to match original detail
- Removal of cement mortar / render to original brick (front and rear) and re-pointed with lime mortar to original detail. Original masonry to boundary walls repaired and re-pointed also
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 Leeson Close, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €1,750,000 | 31 m |
| 32 Leeson Close, Dublin 2, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €525,000 | 41 m |
| Flat 1, 75 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €2,300,000 | 82 m |
| Apartment 5, Leeson Place, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €895,000 | 143 m |
| 27 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Dublin2 | Jun 2026 | €1,925,000 | 175 m |
| 52 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2not full market price | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 178 m |
| The Mews, 11 Upper Lad Lane, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €1,400,000 | 181 m |
| Top Front Apt, 3 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €345,000 | 189 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 received1 May 2024
- Decision due2 August 2024
- Decision issued2 August 2024
- Permission expiry26 October 2029
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