Amend the permitted development (Reg. Ref. 3136/23) at No. 1 Adelaide Road…

Proposed development

PERMISSION to amend the permitted development (Reg. Ref. 3136/23) at No. 1 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 (now incorporating No's 5-7 Albert Terrace, Dublin 2). The proposed development will consist of amendments to Reg. Ref. 3136/23 and additional development, including the following elements: Set-back in permitted facade line facing Albert Place West at levels 0, 1, 2, 3 and terrace above (resulting in a reduction of c. 95 sq m of permitted office space); infilling of a void at level 6 (creating an additional c. 60 sq m of office space at level 7); Change in site boundary to include No's 5-7 Albert Terrace (to accommodate artists/writers in residence studios) and to create a public garden (partly within public roadway at the junction of Albert Place West/Albert Terrace); Single-storey Ground-Floor extensions (c.20 sq m in total) to the rear of No's. 5-7 Albert Terrace, with roof-terrace above (including temporary removal and reinstatement in situ of rear boundary walls) and new opaque windows in the south gable of No 7 Albert Terrace; Design improvements to external community entrance off Albert Place West; Increase of footpath width on Albert Place West; Additional lift inside community entrance; Introduction of opaque glass fins at 45-degree angle within external facade depth to Albert Place West at levels 1, 2 and 3; Changes to planting on 4th Floor terrace facing Albert Place West; Reduction in basement footprint and lowering (by 1.5m) of part of the Level -2 basement; Reduction in number of basement car spaces (from 15 to 13); Changes to landscaping in the central sunken courtyard; Separate fire-fighting lift and passenger lifts to the main core; Change of use of c.128 sq. m. within the -1 basement from community to office; Change of use of c.8sq. m. of café use to office use at Level 0; An additional structural column at the front (north) of the office block; Changes to toilets and to the Core 2 facade, and all associated and ancillary development. The amendments will result in an overall increase in gross internal areas on the site of c. 117 sq m (with no changes to upper roof level or to overall height of the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 3136/23).

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Permission was granted on 5 Jun 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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