38 Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin 4
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
WEB5846/25 is a planning application for permission at 38 Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin 4, received by Dublin City Council on 2 Dec 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: CHANGE OF USE. Vin Rock Investments Limited is seeking planning permission for the change of use from commercial office to residential use at 38 Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin, D04 A344. The proposed development will consist of the conversion of the existing 2-storey terraced building to a 3-bedroom house, including the provision of a new kitchen at the rear, a WC under the stairs, and a new bathroom at first floor level above the kitchen. The external appearance of the house will remain unchanged. The front garden with one car parking space will be retained, together with the rear garden. The council granted permission on 4 Feb 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 15 Jan 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 1 unit. Within 500 m there are 156 other decided applications in the last five years and 42 appeals.
Proposal
CHANGE OF USE. Vin Rock Investments Limited is seeking planning permission for the change of use from commercial office to residential use at 38 Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin, D04 A344. The proposed development will consist of the conversion of the existing 2-storey terraced building to a 3-bedroom house, including the provision of a new kitchen at the rear, a WC under the stairs, and a new bathroom at first floor level above the kitchen. The external appearance of the house will remain unchanged. The front garden with one car parking space will be retained, together with the rear garden.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 4 Feb 2026
- Final grant
- 12 Mar 2026
- Units
- 1
- Site (from polygon)
- 188 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 2 Dec 2025New applicationObservation window closed 15 Jan 2026
- 4 Feb 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 4 Mar 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- EPA-licensed facility · 1
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 70588). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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