Park House, North Circular Road, Dublin 7
Temporary change of use of three floors of Park House from offices to a library.
4633/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 December 2018
- Reference
- 4633/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a five-year temporary change of use of the ground, first, and second floors to library use. Works include a new pedestrian entrance, access ramps, and the removal of car parking spaces to provide cycle parking.
- Floor area
- 5,033 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of works to park house comprising: temporary change of use (5 years) of ground, first and second floor from office use to library use (totalling 5,033sq. M. ); new pedestrian entrance along north circular road; new access ramp to podium level to the front of the main building (south elevation); new layout to podium level to include removal of 22 no. Car parking spaces, provision of 50 no. Cycle parking spaces, and new access ramp to main entrance to building; 2 no. New fire escape stairs on the eastern gable elevation and western gable elevation (totalling 137sq. M. And both 12.16m od); removal of 10 no. Car parking spaces on the podium to the rear of park house; and all site development and landscape works on a site of c. 3,516 sq. M. (0.351ha).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 28 February 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 January 2021.
Notified floor area: 12,696 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Bradogue Court, Annamoe Rd, Cabra | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 62 m |
| 26 Bradogue Court, Off North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Aug 2025 | €370,000 | 62 m |
| 30 Bradogue Court Rd, Annamoe, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €417,000 | 69 m |
| 15 Annamoe Road, Cabra, Dublin 7price excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €770,925 | 72 m |
| 7 Bradogue Court, Annamoe Rd, Dublin 7 | May 2025 | €440,000 | 83 m |
| 13 Annamoe Drive, Cabra, Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €732,500 | 108 m |
| 13 Rathdown Sq, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Nov 2025 | €417,000 | 109 m |
| 2 Old Cabra Road, Dublin 7 | Sept 2025 | €410,000 | 119 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 received14 December 2018
- Decision due15 February 2019
- Decision issued15 February 2019
- Grant issued25 March 2019
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