55-56, Talbot Street, Dublin 1
Addition of two storeys to create three new apartments above commercial units on Talbot Street.
5243/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 November 2022
- Reference
- 5243/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves demolishing the existing roof and constructing two additional floors to create a five-storey building. This will provide three new apartments (bringing the total to five), alongside extensions, reconfigurations, and new private and communal terraces.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 5
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of alterations and modifications to the existing building which has commercial units at ground floor and basement and 2 apartments at 1st and 2nd floors as follows: (1) the demolition of the roof and attic space and the construction of over two additional levels facing, and set back from talbot street, resulting in a building of five storey including ground floor. (2) the provision of 3 additional apartments on site resulting in 5 units: (a) extension to the rear and reconfiguration of existing 2-bed apartments at first and second floor. (b) construction of a new studio apartment to the rear of first floor, on the existing rear flat roof, (c) provision of a new 2-bed apartment on the new third floor, (d) provision of 1-bed apartment on the new fourth floor. (3) demolition of pitched roof to the rear, (4) provision of private and communal amenity space: (a) provision of communal amenity space to the rear on the first floor level with new access lobby, (b) provision of private balconies and private terraces to the rear of residential units, (c) provision of private terrace to the new apartment on fourth floor facing talbot street, (5) all associated site works.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1 3, 3a, Talbot Stnot full market price | Apr 2025 | €265,000 | 31 m |
| Flat 1, 46 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €535,000 | 40 m |
| 48 Amiens Sq, Amiens St, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €375,000 | 43 m |
| Apt 45 Amiens Square, Amiens St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €380,000 | 43 m |
| 17 Amiens Sq, Amiens St, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €335,000 | 43 m |
| 24 The Millhouse Block C, The Steelworks, Foley St Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €387,000 | 121 m |
| Apt 37, The Millhouse, Foley St Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 132 m |
| Apt 4, The Millhouse, Steelworks Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €271,000 | 132 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 received17 November 2022
- Decision due20 January 2023
- Decision issued28 November 2022
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