GrantedAlterationsDecided 5 January 2023

Site located at the junction of East Wall Road and Alfie Byrne Road on East Wall Road, Dublin 3, D03 F2H3

Relocation of a resident's lounge to the 10th floor and installation of an ESB substation on East Wall Road.

5175/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 November 2022

Reference: 5175/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 4 November 2022

Summary

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Amendments are proposed to a permitted development to change the use of a ground-floor resident's lounge to an ESB substation and meter room. A new 80 sqm resident's lounge with an external roof terrace will instead be constructed at the 10th floor/roof level of Block C.

Alterationssubstationamenity spaceapartments

Storeys: 10
Floor area: 80 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for amendments to a permitted development, previously granted permission under dublin city council planning ref. 3091/20. The proposed development consists of a change of use from the permitted resident's amenity lounge (c . 41.5 sq. M) on the ground floor of block c, to a proposed esb substation, esb meter/switch room and store room, including the provision of a new single-storey resident's amenity lounge (c. 80 sq. M) at 10th floor/roof level of block c with new external roof terrace (c. 62.5 sq. M) and also includes for all associated staircore amendments and services, all on a site area of c. 0.35 ha.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z10: Inner Suburban and inner City Sustainable Mixed-UsesRE

“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
17 Lighthouse Apts, Church Rd, East Wall Dublin 3	Dec 2025	€394,000	123 m
Apt 37, The Lighthouse, Church Rd Dublin 3	Jun 2026	€395,000	123 m
47 The Lighthouse Apts, Church Rd, East Wall Dublin 3	Nov 2025	€440,000	123 m
Apt 32, The Lighthouse, Church Rd Dublin 3	Jul 2025	€310,000	123 m
58 The Lighthouse, Church Rd, East Wall Dublin 3	Jul 2025	€306,000	123 m
48 Lighthouse, Church Rd, East Wall Dublin 3	Aug 2025	€385,000	123 m
65 The Lighthouse Apts, Church Rd East Wall, Dublin 3	Jan 2025	€410,000	123 m
Apartment 68, The Lighthouse Church Road, East Wall Road	Jun 2026	€360,000	123 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received4 November 2022
Decision due6 January 2023
Decision issued5 January 2023
Grant issued20 July 2023
Appeal submitted23 January 2023
Appeal decided19 July 2023

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