GrantedCommercialDecided 1 May 2019

Royal Hibernian Way, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Office expansion and entrance upgrades at Block C, Royal Hibernian Way.

4627/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 December 2018

Reference: 4627/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 14 December 2018

Summary

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The development includes a new entrance feature and signage on Duke Lane Upper, alongside an expanded ground floor lobby. It proposes additional office space from the first to fifth floors, including a new sixth storey to replace the existing fourth-floor plant room.

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Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development at a site within the overall royal hibernian way complex of 0.24 hectares, dawson street, dublin
The development site primarily relates to block c, which fronts onto duke lane upper (and also includes the provision of an esb sub-station and ancillary changes to basement level within the complex). The proposed development will consist: provision of new entrance feature (including signage of c. 18.9 sq. M) for royal hibernian way on duke lane upper entrance facade; expanded lobby area at ground floor level on duke lane upper (and reconfiguration of stair access and lift extension to basement level) to include amalgamation of the existing adjacent (sandwich shop) unit (37 sq. M) and change of use to office use; additional office areas located above 1st floor level to 5th floor levels, to include new areas over current void areas between block c and block d, as well as to the east between block c and block b; removal of existing plant room level at fourth floor level and its replacement with 2 floor levels of office space (block c to now comprise 6 storeys); amendments to basement level to include 18 no. Additional bicycle spaces and 1 no. Disabled car parking space, as well as new shower and changing facilities; the proposed development will result in an increase in gross office floorspace at block c of c. 866 sqm, bringing the building total to c. 1,656 sqm gross floor area for block c; provision of a new two storey esb substation (56 sq. M) in the internal service area (no
Between duke street and royal hibernian way; all associated and ancillary works; roof level to now include solar panels and roof plant area (including lift overrun)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2	May 2026	€660,000	286 m
Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2	Feb 2026	€1,275,000	317 m
20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	379 m
16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	379 m
39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€360,000	379 m
16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€340,000	379 m
29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price	Apr 2026	€208,676	379 m
38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	379 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

Timeline

Application received14 December 2018
Further information requested15 February 2019
Further information received4 April 2019
Decision due1 May 2019
Decision issued1 May 2019
Grant issued17 October 2019
Appeal submitted28 May 2019
Appeal decided17 October 2019

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