6, Upper Camden Street, Dublin 2
Retention of use of a protected structure from commercial offices to a childcare facility.
3850/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 August 2019
- Reference
- 3850/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 26 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention planning permission is sought to continue the use of the ground, basement, and upper floors of a protected structure as a childcare facility, following the lapse of a previous temporary permission.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: retention: retention planning permission is sought for continuation of lapsed permitted use (planning register reference 2190/12) for change of use of ground and basement and retention of use of first, second and third floors from commercial office space to childcare facility.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Grantham Place, South Circular Rd, Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €600,000 | 45 m |
| 3 Grantham Place, Harrington St, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €287,500 | 48 m |
| 3a Grantham Place, Harrington St, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €287,500 | 54 m |
| 6 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €386,000 | 80 m |
| 25 Harcourt Hall, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 80 m |
| 38 Synge St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,720,000 | 99 m |
| 12a Synge Place, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €725,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 1, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €460,000 | 148 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 received26 August 2019
- Further information requested2 April 2020
- Further information received27 July 2020
- Decision due21 August 2020
- Decision issued21 August 2020
- Grant issued2 October 2020
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