GrantedChange of useDecided 1 May 2025

Building P8, East Point Business Park, Alfie Byrne Road, Dublin 3, D03 E372

Change of use of an office building to a medical facility at East Point Business Park.

WEB1473/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 March 2025

Reference: WEB1473/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 7 March 2025

Summary

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The proposed development consists of the change of use of Building P8 from office use to medical use. The multi-storey facility will include physiotherapy rooms, consulting rooms, treatment rooms, research labs, and offices.

Change of usemedicalofficechange of use

Floor area: 3,534 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of the change of use building p8 from office use to medical use (gfa: 3534 sq. M) and is described on a level-by-level basis as follows: ground floor: 3no. Physiotherapy rooms, office reception, 3no. Offices, entrance lobby (incl. Waiting area and reception), staff room, storage room, first aid room, 2no. Staff showers, kitchenette, and all ancillary accommodation; first floor: 7no. Consulting rooms, treatment room, 2no. Utility rooms, interview room, 4 no. Stores, 2no. Offices, staff kitchen/lounge, reception/ admin room, breakout space, and all ancillary accommodation; second floor: 8no. Consulting rooms, treatment room, reception, 4no. Offices, interview room, 2no. Utility rooms,3no. Stores, comms/it room, hot desking, and all ancillary accommodation; third floor: 8no. Consulting rooms, treatment room, reception, 5 no. Offices, 2no. Utility rooms, 3no. Stores, comms/it room, staff kitchen lounge, and all ancillary accommodation; fourth floor: 3no. Research labs, 6no. Offices, it hub, waiting area, teaching space/meeting room, 2no. Utility rooms, staff kitchen lounge, and all ancillary accommodation; fifth floor: 3no. Research labs, 2no. Utility rooms, 4no. Offices, reception, store, waiting area, and all ancillary accommodation; the proposal involves modifications to the internal layout of the building p8 building consisting of 6 floors, to facilitate this change of use from office space to medical use. Minor alterations to the external façade of the southern elevation of the building are proposed to facilitate the change of use. The proposed development involves the reconfiguration of the existing parking arrangements to facilitate an increase in the number of spaces available from 30no. To 34no. Spaces (includes the provision of 2no. Accessible parking spaces) and increase in bicycle parking spaces from 48no. To 60no. Spaces. Planning permission is also sought for the creation of a pedestrian linkage on the western side of the building for accessibility to the car parking area, installation of new perspex cover over the existing bike racks and all ancillary site services and site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
95 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3	Oct 2025	€343,366	359 m
75 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3	May 2026	€330,000	389 m
202 East Wall Rd, Dublin 3, Dublin	Aug 2025	€200,000	413 m
59 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3	Jul 2025	€305,000	413 m
51 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3	May 2025	€318,000	434 m
172 East Wall Rd, Dublin 3, Dublin	Oct 2025	€116,667	465 m
33 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3	Jul 2025	€356,000	467 m
30 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3	Jun 2025	€365,000	476 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received7 March 2025
Decision due1 May 2025
Decision issued1 May 2025
Permission expiry20 July 2030

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