InvalidChange of useDecided 7 April 2022

20, Herbert Place, Dublin 2, D02 VA09

Conversion of a protected office building into a residence, including internal alterations and a new roof terrace.

3630/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 March 2022

Reference: 3630/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 29 March 2022

Summary

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Works to this protected structure include changing its use from office to residential. The project involves internal layout alterations, lowering the ground floor slab, replacing non-original windows, reducing the rear return height by one floor, and adding a roof terrace.

Change of useprotected structurechange of userefurbishment

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: works include the change of use from office to residential, internal alterations to the layout of the rooms, laying a new concrete slab to lower ground floor, replacing a number of non-original wndows and doors, the reduction in height of the rear return by one floor and the addition of a roof terrace, a full mechanical and electrical fit out with kitchen and bathrooms. No significant trees will be affected. The site is within a conservation area.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”

National zoning type: General

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Top Floor Apartment, 11 Herbert Place, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€1,058,823	63 m
Apt D, 18 Warrington Place, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€402,200	101 m
18 Huband Court, Percy Place, Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€620,000	108 m
Apt 9 The Plantation, Herbert Street, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€680,000	134 m
The Basement, 45 Percy Place, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€430,000	141 m
1 Percy Close, Percy Place, Dublin 4not full market price	Mar 2026	€239,000	146 m
55 Powers Court, Mount St Lower, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€615,000	157 m
61 Haddington Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Apr 2025	€1,310,000	176 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 received29 March 2022
Decision due23 May 2022
Decision issued7 April 2022

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