Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 30 January 2019

Hume House, Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Demolition of Hume House and construction of a new seven to eight-storey office building over two basement levels.

4155/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 October 2018

Reference
4155/18
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
11 October 2018
Floor area
22018 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The development involves the demolition of the existing 9,110 sqm Hume House office building. A new office building of approximately 21,929 sqm will be constructed, ranging from seven to eight storeys over two basement levels. The project includes external landscaped amenity spaces, terraces, and 72 car parking spaces.

Commercialofficedemolitionredevelopment
Storeys
8

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Official record

Development description

  • Development at a 0.35 hectare (approx. ) site. The proposal relates to an office development of c. 21,929 sq. M gross floor area in a part 7 no. Part 8 no. Storey building over 2 no. Basement levels. The proposed development will consist of
  • Demolition of the existing commercial office development at hume house (c. 9,110 sq. M gross floor area)
  • The construction of an office development of c. 21,929 sq. M gross floor area in a part 7 no. , part 8 no. Storey building over lower ground floor (basement level
  • 1) fronting onto pembroke road, and basement level
  • 2 (c. 3,282 sq. M gross floor area), with screened plant area at roof level
  • The provision of approximately 1,281 sq. M of external landscaped amenity space provided by a combination of sunken gardens and courtyard at lower ground floor level (basement level
  • 1), terrace at first floor level at the northern boundary, 2 no. Terraces at the southern boundary at sixth floor level and roof terrace fronting onto pembroke road at seventh floor level
  • The provision of 72 no. Car parking spaces, including 4 no. Disabled parking spaces and 5 no. Motorcycle spaces at basement level
  • 2 with plant room and waste storage facilities, accessed by vehicular ramp from shelbourne lane to the rear
  • The provision of 187 no. Bicycle parking spaces, 26 no. Shower and changing cubicles, including 2 no. Accessible cubicles, plant room and ancillary facilities at basement level
  • The provision of a pedestrian entrance to the building from pembroke road with vehicular and cyclist access and egress taken from the rear of the building at shelbourne lane
  • The provision of screened plant, photovoltaic panels and green roof at roof level
  • Provision of esb substation and switch rooms at entrance to basement level
  • All other access, drainage, services and utilities infrastructure and site development works. The proposed development is intended as a replacement of the scheme approved under dcc reg. Ref. 2895/15 (abp ref. Pl29s. 245342). This permission has not been implemented

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI
“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt.1 Finsbury House, 79 - 81 Pembroke Rd, Ballsbridgenot full market priceJan 2026€2,100,000160 m
23 Elgin Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Jun 2025€4,025,000172 m
10 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, Lansdowne RoadApr 2025€1,592,450178 m
13 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, BallsbridgeFeb 2025€1,500,000178 m
2 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, Ballsbridgeprice excludes VATOct 2025€1,541,850178 m
8 The Barrington, Lansdowne Place, BallsbridgeMay 2026€1,180,000178 m
Apts 1-7, 22 Elgin Rd, BallsbridgeJul 2025€3,000,000190 m
Apt 15, Pembroke Court, 75-77 Pembroke RoadJul 2025€345,000193 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

  1. Application received11 October 2018
  2. Further information requested7 December 2018
  3. Further information received3 January 2019
  4. Decision due30 January 2019
  5. Decision issued30 January 2019
  6. Grant issued6 June 2019
  7. Appeal submitted28 February 2019
  8. Appeal decided6 June 2019

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