12 Clare Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX56
Conversion of a four-storey over basement protected office building on Clare Street into a single five-bedroom home.
3977/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 December 2021
- Reference
- 3977/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of a protected structure from offices to a single five-bedroom residential dwelling. Works include installing a new basement kitchen, a ground-floor shower room in the rear extension, and associated decorative works.
- Storeys
- 5
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
Protected structure: planning permission for development comprising the change of use of a protected structure from office use to residential use (a five bedroom, four storey over basement, single dwelling unit) and works to a protected structure including the installation of a new kitchen in the basement and a shower room in the existing extension to rear at ground floor level, along with associated decoration including painting, tiling and flooring and all associated site development works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 46 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 52 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 52 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 52 m |
| 16 Alexander Court, Fenian St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €382,500 | 274 m |
| Apt 25, Alexander Court Apts, 11 14 Fenian St Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 274 m |
| Apt 3 - Alexander Court, 11 - 14 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €384,000 | 274 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 301 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 received1 December 2021
- Further information requested3 February 2022
- Further information received21 April 2022
- Decision due18 May 2022
- Decision issued18 May 2022
- Grant issued30 June 2022
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