GrantedAlterationsDecided 24 February 2021

Site at former Wilton Park House, Gardner House and Lad Lane Apartments, Cumberland Road, and Wilton Place, Dublin 2 (bounded by Wilton Place to the southeast, Cumberland Road to the southwest and Lad Lane to the northwest)

Amendments to a permitted office development including facade changes and basement extension.

4011/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 December 2020

Reference: 4011/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 22 December 2020

Summary

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This application proposes amendments to a previously permitted office development. The changes include facade alterations, increased setbacks, the addition of an external lightwell, an extension of the permitted basement, and an increase in car parking spaces from 111 to 116.

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Official record

Development description

Development amending previous permission (abp 303706.19/dcc reg, ref. 3099/20), at the site on the former wilton park house, gardner house and lad lane apartments, cumberland road and wilton place, dublin 2 (bounded by wilton place to the southeast, cumberland road to the southwest and lad lane to the northwest). The previously permitted development (abp 303706.19/ dcc reg. Ref. 3099/20) described the new buildings as nos. 2, 3 and 4 wilton park, up to 7 storeys high. This amendment application proposes changes to nos. 3 and 4 wilton park. There is no change in overall height. The application includes facade changes (to the wilton place frontage) of nos. 3 and 4 wilton park (including increased setbacks at ground and first floor level of c. 1.6 m and minor setbacks on floors above), addition of an external lightwell, omission of a double-height internal lightwell, extension of the permitted basement and realignment of the permitted pile wall (leading to an increase in basement area of c. 72 sq. M), increase in car parking spaces form 111 to 116 (with no reduction in bicycle spaces) and introduction of four columns (within the confines of the permitted site); all of the above leading to a total increase over the permitted gross floor area of c. 47 sq. M, and including all associated and ancillary development and site works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
16 Lad Lane, Dublin 2, D02 Nx72	Jun 2026	€850,000	54 m
3 Lad Lane, Dublin 2, Dublin	Aug 2025	€665,000	63 m
3a Lad Lane, Dublin 2, Dublin	Aug 2025	€615,000	63 m
Top Back Apt, 3 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€345,000	105 m
Top Front Apt, 3 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€345,000	105 m
7 Court Apts, Wilton Place, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€450,000	125 m
The Mews, 11 Upper Lad Lane, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€1,400,000	125 m
Apartment 19, 55 Lad Laneprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€1,233,480	142 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

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Application received22 December 2020
Decision due24 February 2021
Decision issued24 February 2021
Grant issued7 April 2021

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