No 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 EH42
Refurbishment and fire safety upgrades to a protected building in Temple Bar.
WEB2669/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 December 2024
- Reference
- WEB2669/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes extensive refurbishment and fire safety upgrades to a protected structure. Works include constructing fire-rated lobbies, replacing a rooflight, removing a modern steel stairs to build a new two-storey service area, and creating an external garden terrace.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: the development will consist of: refurbishment works including: fire upgrade works to all floors of the building, including the construction of new fire rated lobbies on the ground, first and second floors, upgrading the fire rating of floors and selected walls & doors, the replacement of a fixed modern roof light over the stairwell with an aov, fire rating of two windows on the rear elevation, fire alarm and emergency lighting upgrades. Further works include: the removal of the inner glazed entrance screen at ground floor and replacement with new entrance doors and glazing to the existing front façade opes, a new entrance lobby serving the upper floors. Existing decorative gates are retained in situ. The removal of the existing modern steel stairs and tensile roof canopy to the rear and the construction of a new two storey service area (containing wcs and tea stations) and the creation of an external garden terrace. Reopening of two first floor, existing blocked up window opes on the rear elevation and insertion of new windows. Renewal of the existing tea station and wcs on the third floor and other general upgrade works to power, lighting, data and decoration and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 77 m |
| Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 87 m |
| Apartment 7, 3 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €242,000 | 108 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 111 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 111 m |
| 30 Hapenny Bridge House, Lwr Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €393,000 | 113 m |
| 43 Hapenny Bridge House, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €396,000 | 113 m |
| 62 Ha'Penny Bridge House, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €338,000 | 113 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 received6 December 2024
- Decision due12 May 2025
- Decision issued12 May 2025
- Permission expiry2 August 2030
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