30, Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 X205
Conversion of the lower ground floor of a protected Georgian building from offices to a residential unit.
WEB1349/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 February 2025
- Reference
- WEB1349/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes a change of use of the lower ground floor from offices to a residential unit within a protected structure. Works include internal layout modifications, lowering the floor level in the rear return, and removing steel window grilles.
- Floor area
- 118 m²
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: the development will consist of the change of use of the lower ground floor level (c. 118sq. M) from offices to a residential unit; modifications to the internal layout on the lower ground floor to include the demolition of non-historic partitions and provision of new lightweight partitions to accommodate the proposed internal layout including the reconfiguration of the bathrooms to the rear; the removal of the existing steel grilles to the existing rear windows at lower ground floor level; the lowering of the existing floor level to the rear return to allow for a minimum floor to ceiling height of 2.4m; all associated internal fire stopping works; and all associated site works to the existing four-storey over basement terraced building. No. 30 fitzwilliam street upper, dublin 2, is a protected structure (rps no. 2908).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, Hagans Courtprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €179,912 | 67 m |
| 19 Pembroke Lane, Pembroke St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €602,000 | 76 m |
| 2 Fitzwilliam Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €6,475,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 3, 55 Lad Lane, Dublin 2price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €837,004 | 85 m |
| Apt 14, 55 Lad Lane, Dublin 2price excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €779,736 | 85 m |
| Apt 8, 55 Lad Lane, Dublin 2price excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €916,299 | 85 m |
| Apartment 19, 55 Lad Laneprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €1,233,480 | 85 m |
| Apartment 25, 55 Lad Laneprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €1,365,639 | 85 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 received21 February 2025
- Decision due17 April 2025
- Decision issued11 April 2025
- Permission expiry2 July 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Invalid40 m away
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4394/22Dublin CityLodged 5 Jul 2022Change of use
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4123/23Dublin CityLodged 11 Jul 2023Alterations
- Invalid50 m away
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3917/23Dublin CityLodged 9 Jun 2023Alterations
- Invalid50 m away
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3480/23Dublin CityLodged 30 Mar 2023Alterations
- Granted50 m away
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2948/18Dublin CityLodged 8 May 2018Change of use
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3495/24Dublin CityLodged 5 Apr 2024Change of use
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2050/20Dublin CityLodged 15 Jan 2020Change of use
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