32/33, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1
Conversion of a third-floor office space into a new two-bedroom apartment.
3919/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 December 2020
- Reference
- 3919/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting the third floor of an existing building from office use to residential. This will create one new two-bedroom apartment accessed from 32 Lower Abbey Street.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storey
- 1
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 the following: conversion of 3rd floor from office use to residential, consisting of 1 no. 2-bed apartment. Accesses from 32 lower abbey street.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €270,000 | 24 m |
| Apartment 401, 5 - 9 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 64 m |
| Apt 330, Bachelors Walk, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 132 m |
| 2 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €260,000 | 150 m |
| Apt 3 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €265,000 | 150 m |
| Apartment 16, Abbey Court Apartments, Lower Abbey Street | Jul 2025 | €285,000 | 150 m |
| 13 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €260,000 | 150 m |
| 31 Batchelors Walk, Ashbourne, Co. Meath | Sept 2025 | €486,000 | 165 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 received14 December 2020
- Decision due16 February 2021
- Decision issued16 February 2021
- Grant issued31 March 2021
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- RefusedAt this site
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