InvalidChange of useDecided 27 April 2026

16, Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin 4

Change of use from office to residential, including a new front facade and rear extension works.

WEB1968/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 April 2026

Reference: WEB1968/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 24 April 2026

Summary

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The application seeks to change the use of the property from office to residential. Works include demolishing the storefront to reinstate a brick facade, refurbishing the rear extension, and creating a small internal courtyard.

Change of usechange of useoffice to residentialrefurbishment

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Official record

Development description

The applicants intend to apply for planning permission for the change of use of the existing property at 16 grand canal street upper, ballsbridge, dublin 4, d04 px73, from office use to residential use. The proposed development includes the demolition of the existing storefront and the reinstatement of a brick façade with a single window to reflect the established residential character of the street. The works also comprise the refurbishment of the existing rear extension, including the replacement of the rear façade with a new brick and smooth rendered external wall and a new sliding-door façade, and the removal of the existing flat roof and skylights to be replaced with a new flat roof with parapet capping and one rooflight. The development further provides for a new 6.5 m² glazed internal courtyard, internal layout alterations, one car parking space to the front and one car parking space to the rear accessed via a new rear gate, and all associated site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Emerald Cottages, Grand Canal St Upper, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€675,000	47 m
1 Custom House Quay, The Quay, Wexford	Aug 2025	€150,000	54 m
12 Emerald Cottages, Dublin 4, D04 K8a0price excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€1,044,053	59 m
8 William Bligh, The Gasworks, Barrow St Dublin 4	Jun 2025	€415,000	88 m
34 The William Bligh, The Gasworks, Barrow St Dublin 4	Apr 2025	€405,000	88 m
42 The William Bligh, The Gas Works, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€485,000	88 m
50 William Bligh, The Gasworks, Barrow St Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€593,000	88 m
41 William Bligh, The Gasworks, Barrow St Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€640,000	88 m

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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 received24 April 2026
Decision due18 June 2026
Decision issued27 April 2026

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