21 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
Change of use of a protected Georgian building from offices and an apartment back to a single family home.
WEB5553/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 October 2025
- Reference
- WEB5553/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert the upper floors of 21 Fitzwilliam Place from office units and a third-floor apartment back into a single dwelling. The works include extensive fire safety upgrades, such as door replacements, basement ceiling compartmentation, a sprinkler system, and a new external garden shed for water storage.
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure: luhmann dublin ltd intend to apply for permission for development at, 21 fitzwilliam place, dublin 2, d02 y189 (a protected structure). The development will consist of a change of use of the building above basement level from office units at ground, first and second floor and an apartment at third floor level, back to a single dwelling. The proposed works to the basement, granted under planning ref: 4771/22, are unaffected by these proposed works. The proposed works will include fire upgrades to the building instructed by dublin city council’s fire officer under the fire services act consisting of the following
- Upgrade of a number of existing original doors and frames to increase their fire resistance and replacement of a number of modern doors and frames with fire resistant doors
- Upgrade of the basement ceiling from above to provide 60-minute fire compartmentation
- Construction of an external shed in rear garden to house bicycle storage and a domestic sprinkler system water storage tank
- Installation of sprinkler system heads, pipework throughout house
- Construction of a fire rated wall to separate the basement area from the ground floor level and fire stopping works under an existing wall at second floor level and to top of party walls in attic space to maintain fire separation
- Upgrade works in the house to provide a new kitchen, family bathroom, shower room and ensuite bathroom for the dwelling
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mews, 11 Upper Lad Lane, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €1,400,000 | 79 m |
| 32 Leeson Close, Dublin 2, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €525,000 | 99 m |
| 52 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2not full market price | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 128 m |
| 65 Leeson Close, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €1,750,000 | 138 m |
| 7 Sussex Tce, Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €500,000 | 141 m |
| Apartment 5, Leeson Place, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €895,000 | 150 m |
| Top Back Apt, 3 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €345,000 | 154 m |
| Top Front Apt, 3 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €345,000 | 154 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 received31 October 2025
- Decision due2 January 2026
- Decision issued18 December 2025
- Permission expiry15 March 2031
In the area
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WEB1257/25Dublin CityLodged 12 Feb 2025Change of use
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