52 Richmond Street South, Dublin 2
Change of use from restaurant to office in a protected structure.
WEB2263/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 October 2024
- Reference
- WEB2263/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of the ground and basement floors of a protected structure from a restaurant to an office, leaving the upper-floor residential use unaffected.
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: the development will consist of the change of use at ground floor and basement floor levels of no. 52 richmond st. South (a protected structure) from restaurant to office. Existing residential use at upper floors unaffected.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 10 January 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 March 2021.
Notified floor area: 444 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12a Synge Place, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €725,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 1, 16 Lennox St, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €1,000,000 | 69 m |
| 42b South Richmond St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €90,000 | 86 m |
| Hall Floor, 34 Synge St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €1,795,000 | 109 m |
| Apt 7, Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour | Jun 2025 | €295,000 | 127 m |
| Apt 17 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | Mar 2025 | €410,000 | 127 m |
| 23 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €514,000 | 127 m |
| 14 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €352,000 | 127 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 received8 October 2024
- Decision due23 January 2025
- Decision issued17 January 2025
- Permission expiry12 April 2030
In the area
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