Unit 1, The Barley Store, Baker's Yard, Portland Street North, Dublin 1
Retention of a change of use from an office to a crèche to merge with an existing crèche.
4523/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 November 2019
- Reference
- 4523/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 November 2019
- Floor area
- 32 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention and planning permission is sought to change the use of a ground floor office unit to a crèche. This unit will be combined with an existing adjacent crèche to form a larger facility of 132.6 sqm with an external play area.
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Official record
Development description
- Retention: retention permission & planning permission for development at this site unit 1, barley store, baker's yard, portland street north, dublin
- The development consists of retention permission for change of use from ground floor office unit to crèche (65.4m2) and the combination of this unit with existing ground floor crèche (64m2) to form new larger crèche incorporating revised internal layout total 132.6m2 and associated external play area 52.7m2)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 23, The Wheat Barn, Bakers Yard | Nov 2025 | €407,000 | 24 m |
| 16 Portland St, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €875,000 | 34 m |
| Apt 38, Behan Square, Russell Street | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 16 Behan Sq, 11-16 Russell St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 107 m |
| 18 Portland Square, North Circular Road, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €372,000 | 108 m |
| Apt 12, Behan Sq, 10 Russell St | Apr 2025 | €434,000 | 112 m |
| 500 North Circular Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €620,000 | 121 m |
| 23 Belvidere Ave, North Circular Rd, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €650,000 | 124 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 November 2019
- Decision due24 January 2020
- Decision issued22 January 2020
- Grant issued3 March 2020
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