30-31, Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1
Alterations to ground floor windows, a new shopfront, and internal changes including a new lift and stairs.
WEB1667/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 March 2025
- Reference
- WEB1667/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves reinstating ground floor windows to their original openings on the north elevation and fitting a new shopfront and signage on the east elevation. Internal alterations include installing a new lift and stairs, relocating roof air handling units, and using the ground floor for retail and the first floor for offices.
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
The reinstating of the ground floor windows to the north elevation in their original openings, the fitting of new shop front and signage to east elevation, the relocation of the existing air handling units to the roof, internal alterations to include the fitting of a new lift, and the construction of new stairs, the use of the ground floor as retail and the 1st floor as offices and 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 198 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 27 m |
| Apt 307, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €293,500 | 27 m |
| 201 Bachelors Walk Apts, Liffey St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 27 m |
| Apt 49, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 49 m |
| 265 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 1, 38 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €2,100,000 | 55 m |
| 213 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €262,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 215 Bachelors Walk, Norths Lotts, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €257,000 | 69 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 received28 March 2025
- Decision due22 May 2025
- Decision issued21 May 2025
- Permission expiry9 August 2030
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