The Clock Tower Building, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7
External conservation and repair works to the Clock Tower Building in Grangegorman.
GSDZ3367/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 August 2021
- Reference
- GSDZ3367/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extensive improvement and repair works to the facades of the Clock Tower Building, a protected structure. Works include raking out and repointing stone and brick walls in lime, replacing cementitious render with lime render, removing six roller shutters, and repairing window mesh.
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
Protected structure (rps no. 3288). Located within the grangegorman strategic development zone (sdz). The development will consist of improvement works including: 1)raking out of existing cementitious pointing to rubble stone and brick walls and repointing in lime, repairs to stonework, brickwork, stone window cills and window reveals on the north facade of the link building and the west facade of the east building; 2)removal of existing cementitious render and replacement with new lime render, repairs to stonework, brickwork, stone window cills and window reveals on the north and east facades of the east building, north and east facades of the chapel building and all facades of the single storey block to the south of the chapel building; 3)removal of 6 no. Roller shutters to ground floor windows on the west elevation of the east building; and 4)repairs to existing temporary mesh to windows.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 3 March 2022.
Notified floor area: 3,965 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 Rathdown Rd, Phibsoboro, Dublin 7 | Jun 2026 | €730,000 | 177 m |
| 65 Rathdown Rd, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Jan 2025 | €765,599 | 182 m |
| 1/2 Royal Canal Terrace, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7 | Mar 2025 | €1,825,000 | 254 m |
| 43 Kirwan St, Dublin 7 | Feb 2026 | €912,000 | 274 m |
| 25c Rathdown Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €743,900 | 283 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 1), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 298 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 3), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 298 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 4), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,989 | 298 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 received20 August 2021
- Decision due14 October 2021
- Decision issued14 October 2021
- Grant issued14 October 2021
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