64 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02YY59
Conversion of a protected office building on Leeson Street into apartments.
WEB5440/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 October 2025
- Reference
- WEB5440/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks amendments to a previous permission to change the use of a protected structure from offices to residential. It proposes reconfiguring the basement, ground, and first floors, and replacing a previously approved upper-floor duplex with two one-bedroom apartments and one studio.
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 amendments to previous approved permission ref. 3627/24, including the following modifications
- A change of use from office to multi-unit residential use. Reconfiguration of layouts at basement, ground floor, and first floor levels, and revised arrangement of the fire escape stair and exit locations etc. 2)amendments to the upper floor units (second and third floors): the previously approved 4-bedroom duplex unit is replaced with two 1 bedroom apartments and one studio apartment, in accordance with the planning design standards for apartments guidelines for planning authorities, 2025
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 Leeson Close, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €1,750,000 | 28 m |
| 32 Leeson Close, Dublin 2, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €525,000 | 39 m |
| Flat 1, 75 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €2,300,000 | 83 m |
| Apartment 5, Leeson Place, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €895,000 | 145 m |
| 27 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Dublin2 | Jun 2026 | €1,925,000 | 177 m |
| The Mews, 11 Upper Lad Lane, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €1,400,000 | 179 m |
| 52 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2not full market price | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 179 m |
| Top Front Apt, 3 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €345,000 | 187 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 received18 October 2025
- Decision due8 May 2026
- Decision issued8 May 2026
- Permission expiry27 July 2031
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