77, Marlborough Street, Dublin, D01 K611
Change of use of a protected structure from retail and office to a single six-bedroom townhouse.
4639/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 October 2023
- Reference
- 4639/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting 77 Marlborough Street from retail and office use to a single residential townhouse. Works include reopening the basement front area, adding a new shopfront, demolishing a 20th-century rear extension to build a two-storey return, and extending the attic. Historic features will be conserved and repaired.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: permission:the change of use of 77 marlborough street, dublin, a protected structure, from retail/ancillary office use to residential use as a single six- bedroom townhouse. The development will include the following alterations: a) the reopening of the area at the front of the building at basement level; b) addition of railings and a new shop front; c) demolition of the existing 20 th century rear extension and rebuilding of a contemporary 2 storey return to the rear; d) extension and reconfiguration of the third floor attic space to create an additional bedroom, bathroom and terrace; e) the conservation and repair of all existing historic fabric including staircase, joinery, facades, brick-stone vault structure and external stone stair to the rear; f) the addition of a landscaped garden amenity space to the rear.
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €223,000 | 41 m |
| 63 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €272,000 | 51 m |
| 59 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €284,000 | 51 m |
| 81 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €345,000 | 51 m |
| 49 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 51 m |
| 9 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €243,000 | 120 m |
| 11 The Beckett, Cathal Brugha St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 120 m |
| 1 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €365,000 | 120 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 received16 October 2023
- Decision due8 December 2023
- Decision issued24 October 2023
In the area
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