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
AI-generatedThe 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.
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
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
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Floor Apartment, 11 Herbert Place, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €1,058,823 | 50 m |
| Apt 9 The Plantation, Herbert Street, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €680,000 | 92 m |
| 29 Haddington Rd, Dublin 4, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €1,640,000 | 130 m |
| Top Floor Apt, 87 Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €435,000 | 140 m |
| 18 Huband Court, Percy Place, Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €620,000 | 171 m |
| 61 Haddington Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €1,310,000 | 194 m |
| Apt 1, Baggot Bridge Court, Pembroke Row Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €470,000 | 201 m |
| 42 Eastmoreland Court, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €540,000 | 202 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 received3 September 2024
- Decision due22 January 2025
- Decision issued17 January 2025
- Permission expiry12 April 2030
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