GrantedChange of useDecided 21 July 2022

38 Fenian Street, Dublin 2

Conversion of a protected office building on Fenian Street into student accommodation for six music students.

4085/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 May 2022

Reference: 4085/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 May 2022

Summary

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This application seeks a change of use from offices to student accommodation featuring six en-suite bedrooms and shared facilities. Extensive internal and external works are proposed for the protected structure, including lowering the basement floor, repairing original brick vaults, and installing new stairs.

Change of usestudent housingrenovationprotected structure

Residential units: 6

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: (rps ref. 8743). The development will consist of a change of use from office use to student accommodation for 6no. Music students with the provision of 6no. En-suite bedrooms and associated shared facilities. Other works include internal alterations will include: (a) the lowering of existing floor at basement level; (b) the renovation and repair of all original brick vaults at basement level including vaults under public footpath; (c) provision of new insulated concrete slab to lower ground floor level, including underpin and new tanking membrane to slab; (d) the replacement of non-original stairs to basement level with new stairs; (e) removal of non-original walls; (f) provision of new hardwood timber stairs to fourth floor; (g) upgrading fire and acoustic performance of existing suspended timber floors; (h) provision of new flattened brick arch to front and rear entrance of existing carriageway; (i) provision of new services throughout including new services risers and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. External alterations will include: (1) the removal on non-original rear windows; (2) the removal of the non-original projecting wc to the rear; (3) part removal of non-original roof structure; (4) lowering of window sills to floor level at rear rooms (3no. ); (5) the repositioning of original six-over-six sash window from third floor to the rear ground floor half-landing; (6) provision of glazed three-storey cantilevered extension to the rear at 5 sq. M per floor (first, second and third floors); (7) addition of fourth floor set-back extension with roof terrace to south; (8) the removal of modern front door and projecting canopy and modifications; (9) the removal of modern cement render to rear facade and re-pointing of original brick; (10) the cleaning repair and repointing of existing brick to both front and rear facades.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”

National zoning type: General

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.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 31 October 2023.

Notified floor area: 237 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
16 Clare Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€350,000	132 m
Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€442,666	144 m
Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€442,666	144 m
Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€442,666	144 m
Apt 3 - Alexander Court, 11 - 14 Fenian Street, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€384,000	203 m
Apt 25, Alexander Court Apts, 11 14 Fenian St Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€395,000	203 m
16 Alexander Court, Fenian St, Dublin 2	Mar 2026	€382,500	203 m
149 Pearse St, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€840,000	289 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 received27 May 2022
Decision due21 July 2022
Decision issued21 July 2022
Grant issued2 September 2022

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