21-25 Arran Street East, and 10 & 12 Mary's Abbey, and west side of Meetinghouse Lane, Dublin 7
Change of use from a warehouse to live art studios, a gallery, and performance spaces in Dublin 7.
3864/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 September 2018
- Reference
- 3864/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 September 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting a warehouse into live art studios, a gallery, and performance spaces. Works include internal alterations, a 300 sq.m. upper-level floor area addition, a cafe, and external modifications to doors and windows.
- Floor area
- 300 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of change of use from warehouse to new live art studios, gallery and performance spaces with associated and ancillary accommodation. The works will include internal alterations to the existing building structure and minor works to the building frontages. Internal works will include the removal of partitions and the formation of new door openings, the addition of toilets, stairs and ramps throughout the building, the provision of small studio spaces, a cafe and ancillary spaces, and the addition of approx. 300 sq. M. New floor area at the upper level. Externally, the works include new double glazed doors/windows at ground level in what are currently the vehicular entrances, replacement of the remainder of the windows on arran street east, new windows to the currently blocked up openings to no. 12 marys abbey, a new 1.4m wide roller shuttered opening in the wall to meetinghouse lane and re-painting of the street frontages of the premises.
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.
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 7 June 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 2 May 2022.
Notified floor area: 1,356 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Strand Street Little, Smithfield, Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €636,000 | 110 m |
| 69 Chancery St, Smithfield, Dublin 7 | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 111 m |
| 60 Arran Street East, Ormond Quay, Dublin 7 | Mar 2026 | €405,000 | 114 m |
| 67, Chancery Street, Ormond Quay Upper Dublin 7not full market price | May 2026 | €240,000 | 119 m |
| Apt 9, 124 Capel St, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €438,000 | 131 m |
| Apt 7, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 131 m |
| Apartment 6, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €430,000 | 131 m |
| 65 Chancery Street, Dublin 7 | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 141 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 received4 September 2018
- Further information requested30 October 2018
- Further information received14 November 2018
- Decision due11 December 2018
- Decision issued11 December 2018
- Grant issued6 June 2019
- Appeal submitted22 January 2019
- Appeal decided15 May 2019
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