31-34 Abbey Street Upper, 42-51 Great Strand Street and bounded by Byrnes Lane, Dublin 1
Amendments to a permitted development to reconfigure retail units and add basement space.
4540/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 November 2019
- Reference
- 4540/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development seeks to amend a previously permitted scheme on Abbey Street Upper and Great Strand Street. It will reconfigure the ground floor retail space to provide three retail units instead of two, including an off-licence area, and add a small basement area for hotel plant and back-of-house services.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development on a site of c. 0.35 hectares at nos. 31-34 abbey street upper, 42-51 great strand street and bounded by byrnes lane, dublin 1 to amend the development permitted under dublin city council reg. Ref. 3172/18 and reg. Ref. 2997/19. The proposed development provides for the amendment of 1 no. Retail and restaurant unit and 1 no. Retail unit permitted at ground floor to provide 3 no. Retail units, now comprising of: retail unit no. 1 )c. 1,550 sqm), including an off-licence sales area (c. 50 sqm) accessed via abbey street upper; the relocation of permitted pedestrian entrance and bicycle stands onto abbey street upper; the provision of 1 no. Illuminated fascia sign and 2 no. Illuminated projecting signs at abbey street upper: provision of retail delivery access with roller shutter to serve the unit from great strand street; and associated increase in soffit height of all opes to great strand street at ground floor level. Retail unit no. 2 (c. 120 sqm) onto great strand street and retail unit no. 3 (c. 88 sqm) onto byrnes lane. Provision of additional basement area (c. 51 sqm) to provide for additional plant and back of house for hotel and provision of additional plant at first floor terrace area and onto permitted laneway to east.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 198 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 87 m |
| 201 Bachelors Walk Apts, Liffey St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 307, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €293,500 | 87 m |
| Apt 1, 38 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €2,100,000 | 91 m |
| 16 Butler Court, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 97 m |
| 1 Butler Court, 28 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €452,000 | 103 m |
| 265 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 104 m |
| Apartment 43, 1 Jervis Street, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €380,000 | 104 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 November 2019
- Further information requested29 January 2020
- Further information received4 March 2020
- Decision due31 March 2020
- Decision issued30 March 2020
- Grant issued30 June 2020
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