Site of 0.825 hectares at the Former Veterinary College site, Shelbourne Road, and No. 126, Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Change of use from office and bike storage to an enlarged spa and gym facility.
4001/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 September 2019
- Reference
- 4001/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 September 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to amend a previous permission to expand a permitted spa and gym by converting office and bicycle storage areas. The changes span ground, basement -1, and basement -2 levels, adding 605 square metres to the leisure facility.
- Floor area
- 605 m²
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
- The development consists of change of use at ground, basement
- 1 and basement
- 2, from office & bike storage to provide an enlarged spa & gym to include staff welfare and laundry facilities. The development will consist of an amendment to the original permission (previously granted under planning permission ref. No. 2227/15) including an increase in the size of the permitted spa & gym, of 1417 sq. M at basement level
- 1 by 605 sq. M to 2022 sq. M, change of use of part of existing bike storage area at basement level
- 2 to accommodate 92 sq. M bicycle shower facilities, change of use of 87 sq. M from approved storage use (ref. 4798/07) at ground floor to use as a spa/leisure area. The development also includes a reduction in ancillary office space for block 3 of 276 sq. M to accommodate the increased leisure centre at basement level
- 1; a reduction of 44 sq. M in storage space in block 1 at basement level
- 1, the rearrangement of bicycle parking facilities within the premises to include 246 bicycle parking spaces at basement
- 1 level and 56 bicycle parking spaces at basement
- 2 level; the relocation of bicycle shower facilities from basement
- 1 to basement
- 2, and the removal of 4 no. Commercial parking spaces at basement
- 1. The total floor area of the completed spa leisure development would be 2109 sq. M
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, Lansdowne Road | Apr 2025 | €1,592,450 | 133 m |
| 8 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, Ballsbridge | May 2026 | €1,180,000 | 133 m |
| 2 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, Ballsbridgeprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €1,541,850 | 133 m |
| 13 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, Ballsbridge | Feb 2025 | €1,500,000 | 133 m |
| 5 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, Ballsbridgeprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €1,541,850 | 147 m |
| 48 The Barrington, Ballsbridge, Lansdowne Place | Apr 2026 | €865,000 | 147 m |
| 4 The Barrrington, Lansdowne Place, Ballsbridge | May 2026 | €2,375,000 | 147 m |
| 26 The Hutchins, Lansdowne Place, Ballsbridge | Jan 2026 | €1,860,000 | 149 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 received16 September 2019
- Further information requested8 November 2019
- Further information received25 November 2019
- Decision due20 December 2019
- Decision issued18 December 2019
- Grant issued29 January 2020
In the area
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