78, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
Retention of conversion of a retail unit and basement to residential units on Marlborough Street.
WEB2654/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 July 2025
- Reference
- WEB2654/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to convert a ground floor retail unit into a one-bedroom home and the basement into a studio unit. Planning permission is also sought to demolish a shutter door, repair the shopfront, and replace the front entrance door with a timber door.
- Residential units
- 2
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
- Permission & retention / protected structure: the development will consist of
- Retention permission for ‘change of use’ the existing ground floor retail unit to a one-bed residential unit
- Retention permission for ‘change of use’ the existing basement from storage to studio unit and all associated works; 3)planning permission to demolish the shutter door and repair the existing shop front to improve the quality of the property(protected structure)
- Planning permission to replace the front entrance steel door to six panel timber front door and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €223,000 | 41 m |
| 49 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 55 m |
| 81 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €345,000 | 55 m |
| 59 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €284,000 | 55 m |
| 63 Marlborough Court, Marlborough St, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €272,000 | 55 m |
| 9 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €243,000 | 127 m |
| 11 The Beckett, Cathal Brugha St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 127 m |
| 1 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €365,000 | 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 received11 July 2025
- Decision due5 September 2025
- Decision issued14 July 2025
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