28 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1
Conversion of a Dublin pub into a ground-floor retail unit and three apartments on the upper floors.
4500/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 July 2022
- Reference
- 4500/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of changing the use of the existing public house to retail at the basement and ground floor levels. The first, second, and third floors will be converted to accommodate three one-bedroom apartments, alongside window reinstatements and a revised shopfront.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 3
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
The development will consist of : change of use from public house to retail at basement and ground floor level and to residential at first, second and third floor levels to accommodate 3 no. 1-bed apartments; associated internal alterations; alterations to elevations to include re-instatement of original window configuration at upper floor levels and revised shopfront at street level; bin store and all associated site works and services
Built & 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 27 March 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 16 January 2025.
Notified floor area: 217.3 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €270,000 | 17 m |
| Apartment 401, 5 - 9 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 92 m |
| 2 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €260,000 | 119 m |
| 13 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €260,000 | 119 m |
| Apartment 16, Abbey Court Apartments, Lower Abbey Street | Jul 2025 | €285,000 | 119 m |
| Apt 3 Abbey Court Apts, Irish Life Centre, Abbey St Lower Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €265,000 | 119 m |
| Apt 330, Bachelors Walk, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 163 m |
| Apt 503, Talbot Hall, Talbot Street | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 188 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 July 2022
- Further information requested12 September 2022
- Further information received16 September 2022
- Decision due13 October 2022
- Decision issued13 October 2022
- Grant issued24 November 2022
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