Buckley Hall, 27/30, Lower Buckingham Street, and 60, Railway Street, Dublin 1
Change of use from a restaurant to an office and co-working space.
4095/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 October 2018
- Reference
- 4095/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 October 2018
- Floor area
- 148 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of a 97 square metre ground-floor restaurant to office and co-working use. It also includes creating a new 51 square metre mezzanine floor, bringing the total office area to 148 square metres.
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
Planning permission for amendments to previously approved development register reference number 3786/07 as follows - the change of use of the ground level restaurant located at the corner of railway street and buckingham street lower measuring approximately 97 sqm to office/co-working use and creation of new mezzanine floor within the current restaurant premises measuring approximately 51m2 for a total floor area of 148 sqm. All for office/co-working use in a 2-, 4- and 5-storey building over basement car park with a total gross floor area of 2629 sqm, and all associated site development 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
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 25 September 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 25 June 2020.
Notified floor area: 148 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Killarney St, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €1,020,000 | 68 m |
| 16 The Forge, The Steelworks, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €315,000 | 78 m |
| 5 Killarney Ave, Dublin 3, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 90 m |
| 16 The Foundry, Beaver Street, Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €406,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 1, 49/50 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €5,114,678 | 109 m |
| 18 Terrace Place, Dublin 1, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 128 m |
| 57 Steelworks, Foley St, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €535,000 | 143 m |
| Apt 24 Montgomery Court, Foley St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €370,000 | 144 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received5 October 2018
- Decision due29 November 2018
- Decision issued29 November 2018
- Grant issued17 January 2019
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