GrantedApartmentsDecided 11 February 2019

Tom Kelly Road/Charlemont Street, Dublin 2, D02 WF99

Amendments to a permitted development including changes to Block 5 and the basement, increasing the overall floor area.

4088/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 October 2018

Reference: 4088/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 4 October 2018

Summary

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The proposal seeks amendments to a previously permitted development at Tom Kelly Road and Charlemont Street. It includes alterations to 57 approved units, changes to the exterior of Block 5, and an expansion of the basement. The site will also be extended to encompass lands at Gordon Place and Richmond Street South.

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Residential units: 57
Floor area: 8,830 m²

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development at this site tom kelly road / charlemont street, dublin 2, d02 p489 and no. 21 richmond street south, dublin 2, d02 wf99. The development will consist of amendments to block 5 which forms part of a previously permitted development under dcc reg. Ref. 3742/10 (abp ref. Pl29s. 238212), as subsequently amended by planning permission dcc ref. 2286/12 (abp ref. Pl. 240620), dcc ref. 4443/16 and dcc ref. 4152/17 including extension of the site to encompass lands at gordon place and no. 20 and no. 21 richmond street south. The proposed amendments to block 5 will provide for a building with a total gross floor area of 8,830 sq. M. This is an increase of 1,315.5 sq. M from the permitted total gross floor area of 7,514.5 sq. M. The application also proposes amendments to the approved basement / sub basement serving blocks 1-5 for a total gross floor area of 21,549.4 sq. M. This is an increase of 2,691.16 sq. M from the permitted total gross floor area of 18,858.69 sq. M. The application includes the following amendments to block
Amendments and alterations to the approved no. 57 units; - amendments to the exterior of the approved block 5 building; - an increase in the number of storeys from the approved no. 5 storeys to proposed no. 6 storeys, in line with adjacent permitted block 4, resulting in an increase in the overall height of the building from 20m above ground floor level (as permitted) to 24.1m above ground floor level (as proposed) facilitating an additional 9 apartments, which comprises 7 no. 2 bed and 2 no. 3 bed units; - demolition of no. 21 richmond street south; and - an extension of the approved block to the site at 21 and part of 20 richmond street south to provide for an additional 20 apartments, which comprises 5 no. 1 bed, 10 no. 2 bed and 5 no. 3 bed units. These changes will result in an overall development of 86 apartments. The proposed amendments to the basement / sub basement includes the following: - an increase in the overall footprint from the approved 15,463 sq. M to the proposed 16,885 sq. M, an increase of 1,422 sq. M; - an overall increase in parking by 32 no. Spaces; - alterations to the parking provision, including, redistribution of spaces assigned to approved and proposed development at blocks 1-5; and - provision of parking to proposed block 7 development at 18-19 richmond street south. In addition, the development will consist of: - ground floor retail of 276 sq. M; - changes to the permitted access at gordon place to accommodate vehicular access; - development of a substation to replace the existing substation at gordon place; alterations and amendments to the approved plantroom; internal lift core; elevational changes; parapet height increase block 5 footprint change; and - amendments to the approved public realm works and ancillary hard and soft landscaping. The proposed works are all within a site area of 16,885 sq. M = 1.6885 hectares

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z10: Inner Suburban and inner City Sustainable Mixed-UsesRE

“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
602 Shelbourne Plaza, Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4	Jun 2026	€700,000	26 m
42b South Richmond St, Dublin 2, Dublin	Apr 2026	€90,000	115 m
15 Charlemont Mall, Portobello, Dublin 2	May 2025	€800,000	121 m
76 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	May 2026	€725,000	129 m
77 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€315,000	129 m
51 Harcourt Green, Charlemount St, Dublin 2	Jul 2025	€545,000	130 m
Apt 34, Harcourt Green, Charlemont St Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€335,000	130 m
1 Harcourt Green, Charlemont St, Dublin 2	Sept 2025	€460,000	147 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 received4 October 2018
Further information requested28 November 2018
Further information received15 January 2019
Decision due11 February 2019
Decision issued11 February 2019
Grant issued19 March 2019

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