Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 5 February 2020

20 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Amendments to a permitted commercial development, including basement enlargement, office space increase, and parking changes.

4603/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 December 2019

Reference
4603/19
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
3 December 2019
Floor area
1205 m²

Summary

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The application proposes amendments to a previously permitted development. Key changes include enlarging the basement levels, removing restaurant space to increase office space, adding a gym, introducing lightwells, and altering car and cycle parking provisions.

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Official record

Development description

  • The development consists of the amendment of previous permission (reg. Ref. 4658/18) as follows
  • Re-configuration and relocation of core within the permitted envelope to increase usable space at all levels
  • Enlargement of the basement at levels
  • 1 and
  • 2 resulting in: removal of restaurant space and car parking from basement level
  • 1. Increase in office space to 1,118m2, the provision of a gym (181m2), locker, changing and shower facilities and cycle parking at basement level
  • 1; enlargement and re-configuration of basement level
  • 2 to provide 40 car parking spaces
  • Overall alterations to the car and cycle parking provision to provide 43 car parking spaces (40 at basement level
  • 2 and 3 spaces at ground level), an increase of 5 spaces; and 134 cycle parking spaces (100 at basement level
  • 1 and 34 visitor spaces in the curtilage), an increase of 18 spaces
  • Introduction of lightwells to provide light to enlarged basement
  • Provision of cafe/restaurant and office breakout space at ground floor in place of approved restaurant at ground floor and basement level
  • 1 and reception area at ground floor
  • Provision of free standing glass pods on 4th floor terrace to provide informal meeting areas
  • Alterations to internal plant space and provision of external plant space
  • The facade is proposed to be polished concrete
  • Switch room to approved substation
  • And all other associated works. Minor alterations are proposed to the elevations; the building height and dimensions remain as permitted. The proposals are adjacent to a protected structure

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 11 May 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 November 2023.

Notified floor area: 12,260 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Benton 3c Granite Place, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Feb 2025€779,97693 m
30 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Oct 2025€738,000128 m
27 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Oct 2025€730,000136 m
33 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4not full market priceNov 2025€475,000175 m
38 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Apr 2026€480,000178 m
35 Dodder View, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Jul 2025€930,000183 m
2 Dodder View Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Apr 2026€530,000202 m
10 Herbert Cottages, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4Mar 2025€695,000202 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

  1. Application received3 December 2019
  2. Decision due5 February 2020
  3. Decision issued5 February 2020
  4. Grant issued20 March 2020

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