Back Lands to the rear of No. 17-25, Thomas Street, Dublin 8
Extension of temporary permission for a private car park for Digital Hub staff.
4102/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 October 2018
- Reference
- 4102/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a five-year extension of a temporary planning permission for the continued use of back lands as a private car park. The facility provides 50 car parking spaces and bicycle storage for Digital Hub staff and tenants.
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
Permission for development at this site, lands to rear of no's 17-25 thomas street, dublin 8 with access via existing vehicular entrance off thomas court. The development will consist of the extension of a current 5 year temporary planning permission (reg. Ref. 3501/13) for a further 5 years. The permission is for the continued change of use of the lands as a private car park for the use of the digital hub staff and tenants, which currently provides 50 no. Car parking spaces, 1 no. Bicycle shed to cater for 20 no. Bicycles and 10 no. Bicycle stands; no further site development works are proposed under this application.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10a Rainsford Ave, Dublin 8, Dublin | May 2026 | €346,000 | 23 m |
| 31 Thomas Court, Off Thomas Street, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €636,000 | 59 m |
| Apt 2b, Rainsford Ave, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €285,000 | 59 m |
| 134 Thomas Street, The Liberties, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 85 m |
| 134 Thomas Street, The Liberties, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 14 St Catherines Church, Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €303,000 | 103 m |
| Apt 10 St Catherines Church, Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €245,000 | 103 m |
| Apt 5 St Catherines Church, Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €250,000 | 103 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received5 October 2018
- Further information requested28 November 2018
- Further information received13 May 2019
- Decision due7 June 2019
- Decision issued6 June 2019
- Grant issued15 July 2019
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PROTECTED STRUCTURE. The Land Development Agency intends to apply for permission for development comprising…
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