68-72, Capel Street, Dublin 1
Change of use from warehouse to education to create 25 new classrooms.
4049/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 May 2022
- Reference
- 4049/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a change of use of a 610.66 sq.m. ground floor warehouse to educational use, alongside a new first-floor area of 571.54 sq.m. The completed facility will provide 25 classrooms, admin, reception, and recreation areas.
- Floor area
- 1,182 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 will consist/consists of 25no. New classrooms (varying from 19 sq. M. To 29sq. M. ), admin, reception and recreation areas and toilets over ground floor and mezzanine level. The development includes change of use to ground floor area from warehouse to education 610.66 sq. M. And new first floor area of 571.54 sq. M. , for a total of 1,182.2 sq. M. Gross floor area as educational use. Works also include change of fenestration for the front facade to loftus lane, change of facade to the adjacent service alley, new clear finish atrium roof dome to the rear and 7.27 sq. M of advertising to the front with all associated site 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Stewart Hall, Ryders Row, Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €401,000 | 42 m |
| 25 Stewart Hall, Ryders Row, Parnell St Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 42 m |
| 11 Stewart Hall, Ryders Row, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 42 m |
| 83 Stewart Hall, Ryders Row, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 42 m |
| 44 Stewart Hall, Ryder's Row, Parnell St | May 2025 | €250,000 | 42 m |
| 82 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €620,000 | 57 m |
| 82 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €995,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 3 Market Square, Green Street, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €255,000 | 102 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received24 May 2022
- Further information requested18 July 2022
- Further information received6 September 2022
- Decision due3 October 2022
- Decision issued3 October 2022
- Grant issued14 November 2022
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