GrantedChange of useDecided 22 March 2023

St. Mary's Church, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 TV26

Change of use of St. Mary's Church to a hospitality, events, and community venue for the RDS.

5001/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 October 2022

Reference: 5001/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 7 October 2022

Summary

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Permission is sought for alterations and change of use of St. Mary's Church, a protected structure, to accommodate hospitality, events, community uses, and exhibitions. Works include internal structural ties, toilet upgrades, reopening an original door, boundary wall modifications, and temporary marquee structures.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: the development will consist of alterations to, and change of use of, st. Mary's church (a protected structure, ref. No. 131) to accommodate hospitality activities, events, community uses, meetings and exhibitions, and provide incidental space ancillary to the overall use of the royal dublin society. Proposed internal alterations to the church building comprise the removal of an existing blockwork interior wall, installation of structural horizontal ties at a high level within the nave, upgrades to the existing toilets and facilities and reopening of an original entrance door to the north transept. Proposed external works include repairing existing site railing and gates, regarding and replacing finishes to existing car parking areas to include modifications to levels and surface drainage; provision of 4 no. Gate openings in the boundary wall to the north facilitating connections between the church and the royal dublin society; removal of trees to facilitate development; tree planting and landscaping works to church grounds and ancillary works. Permission is also sought for the placement of up to 3 no. Temporary marquee structures (comprising a total of c. 690sq. M and of c. 4m in height) within the curtilage of the church for uses associated with events taking places at the royal dublin society and the church.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”

National zoning type: General

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 — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 13 July 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 May 2024.

Notified floor area: 539.5 m²

3 commencement notices are linked to this development.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Simmonscourt Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€547,000	96 m
7a Simmonscourt, Simmonscourt Rd, Ballsbridge	Mar 2025	€391,000	96 m
10 Simmonscourt Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€561,000	114 m
10a Simmonscourt, Simmonscourt Rd, Ballsbridge	Mar 2025	€401,000	114 m
70 Simmonscourt Sq, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€550,000	117 m
72 Simmonscourt Sq, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€560,000	117 m
63 Simmonscourt Sq, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€545,000	117 m
12 Simmonscourt Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Aug 2025	€1,200,000	131 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 received7 October 2022
Decision due22 March 2023
Decision issued22 March 2023
Permission expiry16 June 2028

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