5B East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
Change of use from a retail unit to two 2-bedroom apartments with a rear extension.
WEB6009/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 December 2025
- Reference
- WEB6009/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert an existing retail unit into two 2-bedroom apartments. The development will include communal open space, a single-storey rear extension, internal alterations, and external elevational changes.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storey
- 1
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
Change of use from an existing retail unit to 2no. 2-bedroom apartments with communal open space and a single storey extension to the rear and associated internal alterations and external elevational treatments to the rear and on east road, at 5b east road, east wall, dublin 3.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 East Wall Rd, Dublin 3, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 64 m |
| 67 Bargy Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Feb 2026 | €381,000 | 121 m |
| 28 Ravensdale Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Jun 2026 | €425,111 | 139 m |
| 172 East Wall Rd, Dublin 3, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €116,667 | 144 m |
| 25 Forth Rd, East Wall, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €475,000 | 181 m |
| 28 Bargy Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Nov 2025 | €436,000 | 185 m |
| 95 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Oct 2025 | €343,366 | 185 m |
| 75 Merchants Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | May 2026 | €330,000 | 193 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 received17 December 2025
- Decision due19 February 2026
- Decision issued18 December 2025
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