Part granted, part refusedApartmentsDecided 21 February 2019

No. 19-20, Blackhall Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 A073 (with frontage to Oxmantown lane)

An additional floor is proposed for a permitted apartment building in Smithfield to add two new apartments.

4693/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 December 2018

Reference: 4693/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 20 December 2018

Summary

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The development seeks to add a seventh floor to a previously approved building, increasing the total number of apartments from 36 to 38. The overall height will increase from 22 metres to 25.2 metres. It also includes alterations to allow the ground floor office to operate independently.

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Residential units: 2
Storeys: 8

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for alterations to previously approved development (reg. Ref. 3014/18), comprising provision of an additional floor above approved 6th floor level to provide 2 no. One bedroom apartments at seventh floor level. This will increase the total number of apartments from 36 no. To 38 no and increase the overall height of the building from the approved height of 22 metres to 25.2 metres. The apartments are provided with private balconies and access to a communal landscaped open space area, hot desk room, residents lounge and bicycle parking area. Permission is also sought for alterations to condition no. 5 of reg. Ref. 3014/18 to allow the approved ground floor office unit at blackhall street to be let and operated as a class 3 office use independent from the approved apartment units.

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
30 Blackhall Street, Dublin 7	Dec 2025	€600,000	56 m
26 Blackhall Place, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7	Mar 2025	€560,000	107 m
Apt 22 Block B, Smithfield Market, Smithfield Dublin 7	Jul 2025	€510,000	109 m
Apartment 62, Block 1, Smithfield	May 2025	€342,000	109 m
35 Blackhall Place, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7	Sept 2025	€350,000	117 m
25 Benburb St, Smithfield, Dublin 7	Apr 2026	€760,000	133 m
4 Blackhall Court, Blackhall Place, Smithfield Dublin 7	Mar 2026	€312,000	134 m
15 Blackhall Court, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7not full market price	Dec 2025	€187,500	134 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 received20 December 2018
Decision due22 February 2019
Decision issued21 February 2019
Grant issued3 July 2019
Appeal submitted21 March 2019
Appeal decided3 July 2019

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