1, Essex Street East, Dublin 2
Installation of an ESB substation and switch room within the curtilage of a protected structure.
WEB2094/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 September 2024
- Reference
- WEB2094/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development comprises the insertion of an ESB substation at ground floor level and an associated switch room at basement level. The works require internal reconfiguration, removal of a lift shaft, and external alterations to the southern elevation of a site adjoining protected structures.
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: permission for development at a site (c. 52.4sqm) at no. 1 essex street east, dublin 2 within the curtilage, adjoining and connected with dollard house (protected structure) nos. 2-5 essex street east and nos. 2-5 wellington quay to the east and adjoining nos. 16-18 parliament street (protected structure) to the west. The proposed development comprises the insertion of an esb substation at ground floor and associated switch room at existing basement level; and all associated works including removal of existing lift shaft and associated internal reconfiguration works, from basement to 3rd floor levels inclusive; alterations to the southern elevation at ground level, including insertion of new substation access doors and replacement of existing timber cladding, doors and windows with similar matching.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 6c, Isoldes Tower, Temple Bar | Aug 2025 | €470,000 | 55 m |
| 6b Izoldes Tower, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €385,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 9, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St | Apr 2026 | €295,000 | 73 m |
| 3 Royal Exchange, Parliament St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 73 m |
| Apt 18, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 73 m |
| Apt 1, The Cutlers, 3 6 Exchange St Upper Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €359,000 | 73 m |
| 7 The Cutlers, Exchange St., Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €370,000 | 73 m |
| 34 Pudding Row, Essex St, Temple Bar Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €410,000 | 98 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 received10 September 2024
- Decision due4 November 2024
- Decision issued4 November 2024
- Permission expiry25 January 2030
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