Units 3 & 4, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1
Amalgamation and change of use of ground floor retail units to a medical centre.
DSDZ2628/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 April 2020
- Reference
- DSDZ2628/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 April 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to combine ground floor retail units 3 and 4 at Castleforbes Square. The combined space will undergo a change of use to provide a new medical centre unit with associated signage.
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
Permission for development on a site of c. 0.06 hectares at units 3 & 4, castleforbes square, dublin 1 to provide for the amalgamation and change of use of the existing ground floor retail units to provide for a medical centre unit and associated signage. This application relates to lands within the north lotts and grand canal dock strategic development zone.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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
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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 472 Castleforbes Sq, Block K, Dublin 1 | Apr 2025 | €511,000 | 31 m |
| 291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €477,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €476,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €555,000 | 92 m |
| 299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €375,000 | 92 m |
| 158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €395,000 | 99 m |
| 155 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €466,600 | 99 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 received14 April 2020
- Decision due1 July 2020
- Decision issued24 April 2020
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