77-78, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 RK60
Change of use of the upper floors of a Dame Street protected structure from offices to a single eight-bedroom home.
WEB5949/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 December 2025
- Reference
- WEB5949/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the first, second, third, and fourth floors of the property from commercial and office use to a single residential unit. Internal alterations will provide a living area, eight bedrooms, and updated kitchen and bathroom facilities. External works include amending existing rooflights and adding a new dormer window to the inner valley roof.
- Storeys
- 4
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: planning permission is sought at no. 77-78, dame street,dublin 2 d02 rk60 (a protected structure) by long real estatelimited for the change of use of the existing property at first, second, third& fourth floors from former commercial / office to use as a single residential unit. Alteration of internal of layout at each floor to provide for living area, 8 no. Bedrooms, revised bathroom & kitchen facilities, amendment to existing rooflights to rear & side and an additional roof dormer window to the inner valley roof.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 18, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 43 m |
| 3 Royal Exchange, Parliament St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 43 m |
| Apt 9, Royal Exchange Building, Parliament St | Apr 2026 | €295,000 | 43 m |
| Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 59 m |
| 4 Palace Gardens, Dame St, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €375,000 | 61 m |
| Apt 12, Parliament Buildings, 38 40 Parliament St Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €310,000 | 80 m |
| 7 The Cutlers, Exchange St., Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €370,000 | 92 m |
| Apt 1, The Cutlers, 3 6 Exchange St Upper Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €359,000 | 92 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 December 2025
- Decision due13 February 2026
- Decision issued13 February 2026
- Permission expiry3 May 2031
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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WEB1570/25Dublin CityLodged 18 Mar 2025Change of use
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WEB1479/25Dublin CityLodged 7 Mar 2025Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
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3223/24Dublin CityLodged 16 Feb 2024Change of use
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3158/24Dublin CityLodged 7 Feb 2024Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
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WEB5925/25Dublin CityLodged 5 Dec 2025Change of use
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2163/18Dublin CityLodged 29 Jan 2018Change of use
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