InvalidApartmentsDecided 3 January 2023

Corner site (known as Lawlor’s Corner), at the junction of Summer Street South and Marrowbone Lane encompassing 72 Marrowbone Lane, 3 Summer Street South, Dublin 8, D08 XV2K

Demolition of industrial units and construction of a 9-storey building with 40 apartments for older residents.

5418/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 December 2022

Reference: 5418/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 12 December 2022

Summary

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The development will provide 40 one-bedroom apartments designed for independent living for residents aged 60 and over. It will also feature a ground-floor community hub, a landscaped roof terrace, balconies, and secure bicycle parking.

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Residential units: 40
Storeys: 9

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development comprises the following: i). Demolition of existing derelict structures comprising 1 no. Two-storey and 2 no. Single storey former industrial units and removal of existing boundary walls on site (c. 288 sq. M). Ii). Construction of a 9 no. Storey mixed use development comprising 40 no. 1 bed apartment units ranging in size from c. 50.3 sq. M
53 sq. M at 1 st to 8 th floor level and a community hub (including wc, kitchenette and office) c. 115 sq. M at ground floor level. Iii). All units are intended to provide housing for independent living for older residents (60 years plus). Iv) pedestrian access points to the development from marrowbone lane and summer street south. V) the development also proposes c. 274 sq. M of communal open space as a landscaped terrace at roof level, balconies associated with individual apartment units, ground floor access courtyard (c. 50 sq. M), associated secure bicycle parking and bin storage, esb substation, switch room, m&e services room, generator room, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works and services above and below ground on an overall site area of c. 505 sq. M

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs)RS

“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
39 Pimlico, Off Thomas St, Dublin 8	Jan 2026	€240,000	120 m
42 Pimlico Cottages, Pimlico, Dublin	Mar 2026	€409,000	135 m
13 Block C Bellevue, Island Bridge, Dublin	Aug 2025	€415,000	140 m
3 Brabazon Sq, Off Reginald St, The Liberties Dublin 8	Mar 2025	€315,000	192 m
17 Meath Place, Dublin 8, Dublin	Aug 2025	€450,000	194 m
9 Pimlico, Dublin 8, Dublin	Jun 2025	€444,000	200 m
18a Meath Place, Dublin 8	Nov 2025	€395,000	203 m
31/33 Gray St, Dublin 8, Dublin	May 2025	€601,029	206 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

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Application received12 December 2022
Decision due14 February 2023
Decision issued3 January 2023

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