85/86 Grafton Street, Dublin 2
Change of use from commercial offices to a laser eye surgery clinic on Grafton Street.
4495/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 September 2023
- Reference
- 4495/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a first-floor commercial office into a consultation clinic for laser eye surgeries. Internal partitions will be erected to create patient advisory, diagnostic, staff, and waiting rooms.
- Storey
- 1
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
Change of use - commercial office to consultation clinic (for laser eye surgeries). Internally we will erect internal partitions taken to ceiling height to provide patient advisory, diagnostic, optometrist, staff, patient welcome and waiting rooms. First floor 85-86 grafton street, dublin, planning ref. Web1556/23.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 October 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 10 November 2021.
Notified floor area: 515 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 214 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 230 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 299 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 313 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 313 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 313 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 313 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 313 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 received18 September 2023
- Decision due10 November 2023
- Decision issued26 September 2023
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