4-5, Dawson Street, Dublin 2, DO2FH72
Retention of office use instead of an apartment, internal changes, and new solar panels on Dawson Street.
4284/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 June 2022
- Reference
- 4284/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission and retention for modifications to a previously permitted development. It includes retaining the reversion of a fourth-floor unit from apartment use back to office use, internal layout changes, and the installation of 35 square metres of roof-mounted solar panels.
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Official record
Development description
Permission & retention: permission for modifications to previously permitted development under planning reg. Ref. 0801/95. The proposed modifications consist of internal layout changes to fourth-floor level only and retention of reversion from the permitted use as apartment to original use of office; and the installation of 35 sqm of roof-mounted solar pv panels on the existing main flat roof.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 220 m |
| 14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 397 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 405 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 405 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 405 m |
| 25 Trinity Plaza, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €518,000 | 413 m |
| 33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 413 m |
| 46 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 413 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 received22 June 2022
- Decision due16 August 2022
- Decision issued16 August 2022
- Grant issued29 September 2022
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