GrantedChange of useDecided 3 April 2019

22, Richmond Street South, Dublin 2

Conversion of a Dublin 2 office building into a restaurant and four studio apartments.

4235/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 October 2018

Reference: 4235/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 October 2018
Residential units: 4

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of an existing office building to a ground floor restaurant and four studio apartments. Works include partial demolition, a basement extension, a new first-floor stairwell volume, and the installation of a lift.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development will consist of the following : - the change of use of the existing office use to restaurant, residential and storage and the carrying out of internal and external alterations to no. 22 richmond street south; - demolish the ground level projection and replace it with a new structure matching its perimeter/footprint and containing a new stair from ground to first floor; - change to the elevation. A new internal ramp of gradient 1:12 connects the entrance level to the lift, with an additional external ramp and steps to fully negotiate the 1 metre level change between ground ffl and rear external ground level. The two additional volumes to the existing building's massing are an extension at basement level, a new volume at first floor level containing the stairwell, private amenity balconies for studios a & c and the lift overrun; - installation of a lift and stair core within the middle of the building and other internal alterations. - the proposed works and change of use would facilitate the following on each floor: * basement to be used as a cold room, toilets and storage; * ground floor restaurant; * a total of 4 no. Studio apartments, consisting of 2 no. At the first floor and 2 no. At the second floor; * storage at the third floor; - all ancillary site works. The proposed works are all within a site area of 200 sqm = 0.02 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

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

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 13 January 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 30 August 2021.

Notified floor area: 659 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
42b South Richmond St, Dublin 2, Dublin	Apr 2026	€90,000	43 m
602 Shelbourne Plaza, Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4	Jun 2026	€700,000	99 m
Apt 12, Portobello Dock, Portobello Dublin 8	Jul 2025	€470,000	110 m
23 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8	Aug 2025	€514,000	110 m
Apt 7, Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour	Jun 2025	€295,000	110 m
Apt 17 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8	Mar 2025	€410,000	110 m
14 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8	Jun 2025	€352,000	110 m
Apt 1, 16 Lennox St, Dublin 8	Sept 2025	€1,000,000	120 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 received23 October 2018
Further information requested17 December 2018
Further information received7 March 2019
Decision due3 April 2019
Decision issued3 April 2019
Grant issued10 May 2019

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