47, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
Renovation and fire safety layout changes to a five-storey protected building on Middle Abbey Street.
4006/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 December 2020
- Reference
- 4006/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to modify a previously approved scheme to renovate a five-storey terraced protected structure. Changes include new fire safety lobbies from ground to second floor, relocating backyard boilers, and repositioning roof vents for roof access.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: planning permission to make changes to existing planning (ref. No. 2010/16) to renovate and refurbish 47 middle abbey street, dublin 1, a five storey terraced, protected building. Proposed internal layout changes include: lobbies from ground to second floor level necessary for fire safety certification, change of position of boilers in backyard, change in position of roof vents to allow roof access.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 213 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €262,000 | 63 m |
| Apt 215 Bachelors Walk, Norths Lotts, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €257,000 | 63 m |
| 219 Bachelors Walk Apts, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €254,000 | 64 m |
| 303 The Lotts, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 70 m |
| 265 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 71 m |
| 198 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 86 m |
| Apt 307, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €293,500 | 86 m |
| 201 Bachelors Walk Apts, Liffey St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 86 m |
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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 received22 December 2020
- Further information requested24 February 2020
- Decision due18 January 2021
- Decision issued17 November 2021
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