117 & 118 Grafton Street, Dublin 2.
Conversion of upper floors from offices to four apartments in a Grafton Street protected structure.
3983/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 September 2019
- Reference
- 3983/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 September 2019
- Residential units
- 3
- Floor area
- 2 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the change of use and internal alterations of the first, second, and third floors of a protected structure from offices to residential use. This will create two three-bedroom apartments and two short-stay studio units, including window repairs and new rear balconies.
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 the proposed change of use, internal alterations and fit-out of second and third floor and part first floor from office use to residential use, at 117-118 grafton street, dublin 2 (protected structure). The proposal intends 2 no. Three bedroomed apartments and 2 no. Short-stay double occupancy studio residential units. The works include re-glazing existing windows to the front (north-west) facade and alterations to the rear (south-west) facade including window repair / replacement and the provision of 2 no. External balconies, together with a smoke vent and rooflight to the rear roof.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 9 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 247 m |
| Apt 9, Aston Court, Bedford Row Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €415,000 | 271 m |
| 5 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €950,000 | 271 m |
| Apt 10 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Temple Bar | May 2025 | €397,000 | 271 m |
| Apt 1 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €421,000 | 271 m |
| Apt 4 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Temple Bar | Jun 2026 | €412,000 | 271 m |
| Apt 2 Aston Buildings, Aston Quay, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €390,000 | 272 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 received12 September 2019
- Further information requested6 November 2019
- Further information received15 November 2019
- Decision due12 December 2019
- Decision issued11 December 2019
- Grant issued21 January 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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- InvalidAt this site
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3545/22Dublin CityLodged 16 Mar 2022Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
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3740/22Dublin CityLodged 14 Apr 2022Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
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3600/22Dublin CityLodged 25 Mar 2022Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
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3581/21Dublin CityLodged 28 Sept 2021Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
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4026/18Dublin CityLodged 26 Sept 2018Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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3581/18Dublin CityLodged 26 Jul 2018Alterations
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