20, South Lotts Road, Dublin 4
Change of use of a three-storey building in Dublin 4 to shared residential accommodation with 6 bedrooms.
3962/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 September 2019
- Reference
- 3962/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 September 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert an existing three-storey building from media offices and an apartment into shared residential accommodation. The works include internal alterations to provide 6 en-suite bedroom units, shared ground floor facilities, and 3 new skylights.
- Residential units
- 6
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for change of use of an existing three storey building from media offices & residential apartment use, approved under planning reference 2002/08, to complete shared residential accommodation, internal alterations to provide for 6 no. Bedroom units with en-suite bathrooms (4 no. Single occupancy and 2 no. Twin occupancy) and shared ground floor facilities including kitchen, sitting room, dining room, laundry and accessible wc all in accordance with planning guidelines 28, sustainable urban housing, march 2018, sect 5.13-to-5.24, 'shared accommodation' and additional 3 no. Velux style vfe1 single roof-over skylights to rear elevation mezzanine roof hip.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Ropery, South Lotts Road, Ringsend | Mar 2025 | €770,000 | 27 m |
| 2 The Ropery, South Lotts Road, Dublin4 | Jul 2025 | €1,010,000 | 34 m |
| 3 The Ropery, South Lotts Road, Dublin4 | Aug 2025 | €1,000,000 | 41 m |
| 93 Gordon St, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €516,000 | 46 m |
| 9 The Ropery, South Lotts Road, Ringsend | Jun 2025 | €875,000 | 94 m |
| 67 Gordon St, Ringsend, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €682,500 | 95 m |
| 30 Gordon Street, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €398,500 | 95 m |
| 14 Somerset St, South Lotts, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Dec 2025 | €388,000 | 98 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 received10 September 2019
- Decision due4 November 2019
- Decision issued30 October 2019
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