3, Preston Street, Dublin 1
Retention of extensive restoration and repair works to seven apartments in a protected structure.
WEB1084/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 January 2025
- Reference
- WEB1084/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 17 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for completed external and internal works to a protected building containing seven apartments. Works include repointing, roof timber and slate replacement, window replacement, and internal strip-out of non-original materials.
- Residential units
- 7
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
Retention. Protected structure. The development consists of the retention of the works carried out to date to 7 no. Existing apartments, namely (a) external works including wig repointing of entire front elevation, cleaning of cills, plinths, parapets and stone surround to front door, replacement of previously replaced roof timbers, replacement of synthetic slates with natural roof slates, repointing of chimney stack and coping stones to parapet, replacement of 10 no upvc windows with timber sliding sash windows, replacement of concrete steps with granite steps and repointing of granite cappings below the new front railing, refurbishment of the fanlight over the front door, installation of new cast iron rainwater downpipe, removal of “thrust out” structure to rear and (b) internal works including removal of all electrical, plumbing and drainage services, removal of the following non original items to all storeys; ceilings and covings, partition walls, decayed floor joists, floor coverings, doors, plasterboard linings to external walls and underside of stairs. (c) all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 49/50 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €5,114,678 | 58 m |
| 5 Killarney Ave, Dublin 3, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 125 m |
| Apt 24 Montgomery Court, Foley St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €370,000 | 144 m |
| Apt 2 - Second Floor, 36 Amiens St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €235,000 | 152 m |
| Apt 8, Montgomery Court, Foley St Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €355,000 | 158 m |
| 27 Killarney St, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €1,020,000 | 175 m |
| 16 The Foundry, Beaver Street, Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €406,000 | 181 m |
| 8 Killarney St, Dublin 1, Dublin | May 2025 | €440,000 | 185 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 January 2025
- Decision due13 May 2025
- Decision issued13 May 2025
- Permission expiry2 August 2030
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