GrantedCommercialDecided 30 January 2020

140 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

Retention of an opaque glass window and permission for a 235 sqm office extension on the third and fourth floors.

4575/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 November 2019

Reference: 4575/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 28 November 2019
Floor area: 235 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought to retain an existing ground-floor opaque glass window. Additionally, the applicant seeks permission to demolish external walls on the third and fourth storeys to construct approximately 235 sqm of additional office floor space within the existing building.

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Official record

Development description

Retention & permission: permission for retention and permission for development at 140 pembroke road, dublin 4, d04 nv34. Permission is sought to retain the existing 5.4m by 5.0m opaque glass window on the south-east elevation at the ground floor levels. Permission is sought for the demolition of the south-west external walls of the third and fourth storeys of the existing building: and the construction of c. 235 sqm of additional office floor space at the third and fourth storeys (c. 110 sqm at the third floor and c. 125 sqm at the fourth floor) (total gfa c. 3,327.6 sqm) within the existing 3 to 5 storey building (existing overall height c. 23.8 m), the provision of curtain wall glazing on the new extension to match existing and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 2 October 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 July 2021.

Notified floor area: 255.5 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
23 Elgin Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Jun 2025	€4,025,000	145 m
1 Dodder View, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	May 2026	€506,000	179 m
33 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4not full market price	Nov 2025	€475,000	179 m
35 Dodder View, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Jul 2025	€930,000	179 m
1 Clyde Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€1,600,000	180 m
2 Clyde Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin	Jun 2025	€1,750,000	181 m
2 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€530,000	183 m
Apt.1 Finsbury House, 79 - 81 Pembroke Rd, Ballsbridgenot full market price	Jan 2026	€2,100,000	183 m

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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

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Application received28 November 2019
Decision due31 January 2020
Decision issued30 January 2020
Grant issued20 March 2020

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