Awaiting decisionRetentionDecision due in ~5 weeks (25 August 2026)

8 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 E033

Retention of medical consultant use and plant equipment, alongside restoration works to a protected structure.

WEB2630/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 July 2026

Reference: WEB2630/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 1 July 2026

Summary

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This application seeks retention for the use of the premises as medical consultant offices, a rear timber-clad plant structure, and mechanical ventilation. It also seeks permission for remodelling the rear yard, installing timber sash windows, and removing a front platform lift.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure / retention: planning permission for
Remodelling of the rear yard to include a screened garden area for the rear mews house, reduced car parking area, an enclosure around an existing freestanding backup generator and bin store, cycle parking in the under croft to the mews, and other landscaping
Replacement of non-original window to the front at basement level with timber sash window
Replacement of non-original window in rear return at first floor level with timber sash window
Removal of the platform lift from street level to basement level to the front of the building, glass balustrade and screed wash to flagstones; and
Introduction of new door between the kitchenette in the basement beneath the entrance steps and front cellar. Retention permission for
The use of the premises as medical and related consultants including the use of the top floor as clinic support offices
Single storey timber clad lean-to structure to the return at rear housing plant and equipment
Ductwork and mechanical ventilation equipment installed to the rear of building
Amendments to the internal layout including partition walls at basement level to form treatment rooms and laboratories; a new toilet layout at ground floor in the rear return; partition walls and alterations to opening between two rooms at rear of first floor level to form a scan room; partition walls and opening in an internal wall and blocking up of existing door at rear of second floor level to form a bathroom; and repositioning of an existing partition wall in the front room at third floor level; and
Closure of window openings on the rear elevation at basement and at ground floor on the rear return

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”

National zoning type: General

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
19 Pembroke Lane, Pembroke St Lower, Dublin 2	Jan 2025	€602,000	53 m
2 Fitzwilliam Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin	Apr 2025	€6,475,000	119 m
Apartment 1, Hagans Courtprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€179,912	120 m
42 Fitzwilliam Lane, Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€900,000	140 m
Apt 14, 55 Lad Lane, Dublin 2price excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€779,736	147 m
Apartment 19, 55 Lad Laneprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€1,233,480	147 m
Apt 8, 55 Lad Lane, Dublin 2price excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€916,299	147 m
Apartment 25, 55 Lad Laneprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€1,365,639	147 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 received1 July 2026
Decision due25 August 2026

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