40, Harrington Street, Dublin 8
Retention of window changes to a protected structure and construction of a new three-storey mews house to the rear.
3643/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 July 2019
- Reference
- 3643/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 31 July 2019
- Residential units
- 1
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for high-level windows on a four-storey protected structure containing four apartments. It also seeks permission to construct a new three-storey, two-bedroom mews dwelling with integrated parking facing Grantham Place.
- Storeys
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: permission & retention: the development will consist of the retention of amendments to the fenestration arrangement in the form of high level windows to the rear elevation of the four storey return permitted under reg. Ref. 3460/11 at ground, first , second and third floor level to rear of the main house (a protected structure). The four storey dwelling will remain sub-divided into four no. Apartments (1 no. 2 bed unit; 2 no. 1 bed plus study units; and 1 no. 1 bed unit) as permitted under reg. Ref. 3460/11. The development will also consist of the construction of a new three storey 2 bedroom mews dwelling to the rear of the site and bounding grantham place that will include a single integrated off-street car parking space with vehicular access off grantham place as well as all ancillary and site development works associated with the development, including a revised garden arrangement for the main house to serve the apartments.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 29 October 2018.
Notified floor area: 283 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3a Grantham Place, Harrington St, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €287,500 | 36 m |
| 3 Grantham Place, Harrington St, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €287,500 | 40 m |
| 38 Synge St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,720,000 | 48 m |
| 9 Grantham Place, South Circular Rd, Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €600,000 | 51 m |
| 12a Synge Place, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €725,000 | 86 m |
| 17a Synge St, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €635,000 | 103 m |
| Hall Floor, 34 Synge St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €1,795,000 | 111 m |
| 60 Heytesbury St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €785,000 | 129 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 received31 July 2019
- Decision due24 September 2019
- Decision issued24 September 2019
- Grant issued6 November 2019
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