33 and 34 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02WY24
Change of use from educational to 14 apartments on Dame Street, including facade renovations and a roof garden.
4467/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 December 2024
- Reference
- 4467/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will convert the first to fifth floors of the property from educational use to 14 residential apartments. Works include facade renovations, window replacements, a new 24 sqm single-storey structure at the fifth floor, and a new rear roof garden with a pergola.
- Residential units
- 14
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 24 m²
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Official record
Development description
- The development will consist of
- Change of use at 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th , and 5th floor levels from educational to residential apartment use, with material alterations to the internal layout to form 14 apartment units (11no. 1-bedroom units , 1 no. 2-bedroom units and 2 no 3-bedroom units)
- Dame street facade: renovation of the existing mansard structure to the 5th floor to no. 33 to replicate the existing , installation of new windows to 1st , 2nd , 3rd, 4th floors , and installation of new entrance doors and overhead sign to ground floor
- Dame lane facade: installation of new windows to the existing openings to the rear of no. 33 dame street , installation of spandrel panels to the existing windows to the rear of no. 34 dame street , reconfiguration of the existing window openings to the former stairwell and installation of new windows , widening of the existing entrance doorway to ground floor and installation of new infill stone cladding to the former stairwell
- Construction of a new 24sq m 1-storey flat-roofed structure at 5th floor level to the rear of no. 33 dame street
- Construction of a new roof garden and pergola to the rear at 5th floor facing level facing dame lane . No works are proposed internally to the ground or basement floor levels
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 56 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 67 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 87 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 91 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 102 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 112 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 112 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 128 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 received19 December 2024
- Decision due21 February 2025
- Decision issued20 February 2025
- Permission expiry11 May 2030
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