Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 17 January 2025

4 Herbert Place, Dublin 2, D02 WY46

Change of use from office to residential within a Protected Structure, with options for two or four apartments.

4236/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 September 2024

Reference
4236/24
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
3 September 2024

Summary

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The application proposes a change of use from office to residential within a Protected Structure. Two options are presented: Option 1 for a 1-bed apartment and a single residence, or Option 2 for four apartments. Works include refurbishment and the demolition of a 20th-century toilet block.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: for the change of use from office to residential use all within the curtilage of a protected structure (ref. No. 3705) at 4 herbert place, dublin 2, d02 wy46 by way of the following: two options are proposed for planning-option 1 being a lower ground floor i no 1 bed apartment with 1 no single residence for the remaining floors (total 2 units) and option 2 being 1 no 2 bedroom apartment to the lower ground floor and 3 no 1 bedroom apartments with separate home offices for the remaining floors (total 4 units). Works include the associated refurbishment works to the existing building including the replacement of non-original windows with replication windows and the demolition of the 20th century toilet block to the rear of the building.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas
To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.

National zoning type: General

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Top Floor Apartment, 11 Herbert Place, Dublin 2Mar 2025€1,058,82350 m
Apt 9 The Plantation, Herbert Street, Dublin 2Aug 2025€680,00092 m
29 Haddington Rd, Dublin 4, DublinJun 2025€1,640,000130 m
Top Floor Apt, 87 Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2Dec 2025€435,000140 m
18 Huband Court, Percy Place, Dublin 4Feb 2025€620,000171 m
61 Haddington Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Apr 2025€1,310,000194 m
Apt 1, Baggot Bridge Court, Pembroke Row Dublin 2Dec 2025€470,000201 m
42 Eastmoreland Court, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Feb 2025€540,000202 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 received3 September 2024
  2. Decision due22 January 2025
  3. Decision issued17 January 2025
  4. Permission expiry12 April 2030

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