Unit 1B, Dargan Building, Heuston South Quarter, Dublin 8
Change of use of a vacant retail space to a new Credit Union branch.
WEB1554/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 March 2025
- Reference
- WEB1554/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of a 163.6 sq.m vacant ground-floor retail unit into a Credit Union branch. Works will include replacing existing facade panels with louvred panels for ventilation and installing new building signage.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 164 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for a change use of 163.6 sq. M of an existing single storey vacant retail space to a new credit union branch. The works will include replacement of the existing façade curtain wall spandrel panels with louvred panels to facilitate ventilation withing the unit and new building id signage over the entrance doors.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 Dargan Building, Heuston South Quarter, St Johns Road West | Mar 2026 | €475,000 | 20 m |
| 140 Dargan Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 21 m |
| Apt 157, Dargan Building Block 7b, Heuston South Quarter Dublin 8 | Apr 2026 | €540,000 | 21 m |
| 166 Apt, Dargan Building Block 7b, Heuston South Quarter Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 21 m |
| 154 Dargan Building, Heuston South Quarter, St Johns West | Sept 2025 | €521,000 | 21 m |
| 292 Kestrel Building Blocks 9a 9c, Heuston South Quarter, St Johns Rd West Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €535,000 | 41 m |
| 287 Kerstrel Building, Heuston South Quarter, St Johns Road West | May 2026 | €531,000 | 41 m |
| 219 Sancton Wood Building, 9d 9h Heuston South Quarter, St Johns Rd West | Feb 2026 | €660,000 | 60 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 March 2025
- Decision due8 May 2025
- Decision issued8 May 2025
- Permission expiry27 July 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
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- InvalidAt this site
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4549/19Dublin CityLodged 27 Nov 2019Commercial
- Granted70 m away
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2837/20Dublin CityLodged 10 Jun 2020Commercial
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2366/18Dublin CityLodged 22 Feb 2018Commercial
- Granted100 m away
Permission for the continuation of temporary use, as previously granted under planning permission reference…
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4377/22Dublin CityLodged 1 Jul 2022Commercial
- Invalid100 m away
Permission for the continuation of temporary use, as previously granted under planning permission reference…
Site at junction of St. John's Road West and Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, with access from Military Road
4282/22Dublin CityLodged 22 Jun 2022Infrastructure
- Invalid100 m away
Permission for development Unit 9, Sancton Wood Building,.Heuston South Quarter, Military Road, Kilmainham…
Unit 9, Sancton Wood Building, Heuston South Quarter, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08TK88
4068/24Dublin CityLodged 25 Jul 2024Commercial
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