5, Echlin Street, Dublin 8, D08 H009
Changes to a previously approved development to create six studio apartments instead of retail and larger apartments.
3883/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 December 2020
- Reference
- 3883/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to amend a previously approved planning permission. The changes involve converting the approved ground floor retail unit into two studio apartments, and converting the approved first and second-floor two-bedroom apartments into four studio apartments, resulting in six studio units in total.
- Residential units
- 6
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
- Permission for alterations to the previously approved planning permission, dublin city council ref: 2022/19 and an bord pleanala ref: abp-303959-19 which will consist of the following changes
- Change of use of previously approved ground floor retail unit into two number one-bedroom studio apartments including changes to the elevations and footprint of the building
- To change approved first floor two-bedroom apartment into two number one-bedroom studio apartments
- To change the approved second floor two-bedroom apartment into two number one-bedroom studio apartments
- For the provision of an increased area of public open space amenities for the development
- And for all associated site development works
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 9, St James'S Court, Echnlin Street | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 50 m |
| 1 St James Ave, Jamess St, Dublin 8not full market price | Jun 2026 | €150,000 | 114 m |
| 111 Apartments At, The Lock Keeper's Quay Block 6, Grand Canal Harbourprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €45,228,496 | 136 m |
| Apt 38 Steevens Gate, 126 - 133 James Street, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €545,000 | 151 m |
| 49 Steevens Gate, James St, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 166 m |
| 10 Liberty View, Longs Place, Dublin 8 | Mar 2025 | €274,000 | 217 m |
| 32 Liberty View, Longs Place, Dublin 8 | Jan 2025 | €255,000 | 217 m |
| Apt 26 Liberty View, Pim St, Dublin 8 | Mar 2025 | €170,000 | 217 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 received8 December 2020
- Further information requested10 June 2021
- Further information received17 June 2021
- Decision due14 July 2021
- Decision issued12 July 2021
- Grant issued19 September 2022
- Appeal submitted3 August 2021
- Appeal decided19 September 2022
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