St. Andrew's House, 24-34, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
Internal refurbishment of offices, minor floor extensions, and change of use of part of the first floor to a hair salon.
3838/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 April 2022
- Reference
- 3838/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of internal alterations and refurbishment of the ground floor lobby and upper floor offices. It includes a change of use of 131.65 sq. m of first-floor office space to a hair salon, minor floor extensions, and external brickwork repairs.
- Floor area
- 132 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of (1) internal alterations and refurbishment of ground floor entrance lobby situated on exchequer street; (2) internal alterations and refurbishment of first, second and third floor office accommodation as well as an entrance and stairs at ground floor level; (3) change of use of 131.65 sq. M of first floor accommodation from office to hair salon including an additional 9.1 sq. M resulting from the removal of a stair; (4) the removal of an existing staircase to the rear south east corner and the extension of the existing office floors at second and third floors by 9.1 sq. M per floor; (5) external repairs to brickwork including, cleaning replacing spalled brickwork, re-pointing of brickwork to front, rear and side elevations, repair chimneys as necessary with existing finishes reinstated, cleaning and repairs to existing sandstone courses to exchequer st. And drury st. Installation of 4 no. Fire-rated glazed panels to the external face of the existing window to rear staircase within the common corridor, replacement of existing window to the rear-staircase on the west at flat roof level with new roof-access-door, formation of new opening in existing rear staircase on the east at flat roof level to accept new roof-access-door, replacement of lead flashings and parapet gutters, dormer linings and recovering the existing main roof with reused and replacement natural slate with 4 no. Rooflights installed to rear; (6) refurbishment of existing window sashes and replacement of glazing with double-glazed units; (7) replacement cast-iron rainwater goods to exchequer street elevation and pvc rainwater goods to rear (south) elevation (8) removal of existing flagpoles and decommissioned alarm boxes; (9) replacement of svps with new to rear (south) elevation; (10) installation of 4 no. Vent grilles in brickwork to the rear (south) facade and 3 no. Ventilation grilles in brickwork to the east facade and installation of 2 no. Ventilation grilles in the roof to the south (11) removal of existing roller shutter and replacement with new hardwood painted door to the front entrance on exchequer street; (12) replacement of existing building signage above entrance door with new signage in same location and new 'plaque' signage to right-hand side of entrance door; (13) installation of mechanical plant and screening to the flat roof area at first floor level at rear; (14) all other associated structural, fire compartmentation works and service installations.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 218 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 221 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 236 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 received27 April 2022
- Decision due21 June 2022
- Decision issued20 June 2022
- Grant issued8 August 2022
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