Unit 5, The Times Building, Numbers 14 and 15 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2
Change of use of a retail unit to a fitness and yoga studio within a protected structure.
5070/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 October 2022
- Reference
- 5070/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use for Unit 5 of the Times Building from a retail hair salon to a fitness and yoga studio. The works include new signage on the facade of the protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: numbers 14 and 15 d'olier street are protected structures (rps nos. 2299 and 2300 respectively). The proposed development consists of the change of use of the subject unit from retail services/hair salon use to use as fitness and yoga studio, provision of signage within two signage zones to the existing unit facade, and all associated and ancillary works.
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3 Lafayette Building, 1 5 Dolier St, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 62 m |
| 43 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €411,000 | 128 m |
| 34 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €422,500 | 128 m |
| 29 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €290,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 13, Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €340,000 | 128 m |
| 63 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €701,000 | 128 m |
| 32 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €395,000 | 128 m |
| 14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 176 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 received19 October 2022
- Decision due13 December 2022
- Decision issued13 December 2022
- Grant issued2 February 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Numbers 14 and 15 D'Olier Street are protected structures (RPS nos. 2299 and 2300…
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- GrantedAt this site
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4206/21Dublin CityLodged 23 Dec 2021Retention
- Refused40 m away
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- Refused40 m away
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- Refused40 m away
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