Dolphin House, Irishtown Road, Dublin 4, D04 HD26. (A Proteced Structure - RPF Ref. No. 4003)
Refurbishment and reconfiguration of Dolphin House for office and showroom use, including a new lightwell and mezzanine.
3875/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 August 2019
- Reference
- 3875/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 August 2019
- Floor area
- 26 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe works to this protected structure include the refurbishment of ground floor offices and the change of use of the main hall to a showroom and open-plan offices. A double-height lightwell will be constructed between the front and rear buildings, alongside a new reversible internal mezzanine floor. Internal alterations will also divide the ground and first floors into independent units.
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure: permission for the following works
- Refurbishment and reconfiguration of the existing ground floor offices to the ground floor of the two storey front building, the change of use of the main hall at ground floor level from a work-man's social club (last used as such 25 years ago) to a showroom/open plan offices/training room. The ground floor unit will now be independent from the first floor
- Refurbishment and reconfiguration of the existing first floor level offices. The first floor unit will now be independent from the ground floor and be accessed from the existing side entrance
- The construction of a double height lightwell between the front 2 storey building and the single storey rear showroom/open plan offices/training room
- The construction of a reversible internal mezzanine floor to the rear ancillary to the showroom/open plan offices/training room. The floor area will increase from 270 sq. M to 296 sq. M
- Internal alterations comprising: - alterations to stairs and blocking up at the bottom of the stairs to divide the ground floor from first floor. - removal of sections of wall between the two front rooms and rear rooms to create openings. - construction of new walls to create office and wc's. - blocking up between the new wc and new disabled wc. Removal of the ground floor to provide new insulated polished concrete floor. - the removal, repairing and replacing the existing timber panelling throughout. - breathable thermal plaster applied directly to the inside of walls throughout
- External alterations comprising: - existing original sections of boundary wall and plinth retained and made good and non-original sections replaced with new. - existing original sections of boundary railings retained and made good and non-original sections replaced with new. - new automated driveway gate with dishing to path at entrance. - removal of all tarmac and hardscaping to perimeter of the building and replaced with new soft and hardscaping - cleaning, raking out and re-pointing of all brickwork to all elevations and boundaries. - removal and the replacement of all external doors and windows with aluminium. - removal and the replacement of rainwater goods with extruded aluminium. - alterations to 4 windows and one external door to the south elevation. Alterations to one window to the north elevation. - making good and replacing as required of non-original slates to the roofs. - fibre glassing the existing flat roofs
- All associated site works. At dolphin house, irishtown road, dublin 4, d04 hd26 (a protected structure - rps ref. No. 4003)
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 30b The Bottleworks, Dermot Ohurley Ave, Irishtown Dublin 4 | May 2026 | €530,000 | 46 m |
| 48b The Bottleworks, Dermot Ohurley Ave, Irishtown Dublin 4 | Jun 2025 | €345,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 22 C, The Bottleworks, Irishtown | Jan 2026 | €467,000 | 48 m |
| Apt 12, Summerfield, Irishtown Rd Dublin 4 | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 55 m |
| Apt 32 Block A, The Bottle Works, Dermot O'Hurley Avenue | Apr 2026 | €492,000 | 56 m |
| Apt 42 Block A, Riverview Court, The Bottleworks | Mar 2025 | €500,000 | 56 m |
| 10 A The Bottleworks, Dermot O Herlihys Road, Irishtown | Nov 2025 | €450,000 | 56 m |
| Apt 39 Riverside, The Bottleworks, Irishtown Dublin 4 | May 2025 | €475,000 | 57 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 received28 August 2019
- Further information requested22 October 2019
- Further information received10 February 2020
- Decision due6 March 2020
- Decision issued4 March 2020
- Grant issued8 June 2020
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